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Article: Caves.
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- Science Weekly
- Article date:
- October 16, 1997
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Caves are deep mysterious holes under the ground. Some are huge in size. The insides of caves are damp, dark caverns where sunlight never enters.
It is said that the inside of a cave is so dark, you can almost "hear" the darkness. In the pitch blackness of a cave, many beautiful and strange rock formations are continuously being created. This wonderful world of underground rocks, lakes, and even waterfalls may never be seen, unless someone discovers the cave.
How Caves Form
Caves are formed when underground water fills in a rocky area. Slowly, drip by drip, the rock is dissolved away. When the water level drops, all that is left is a ...