Did You Know?

Some caves have cool ice or rocks that glow!

How Caves Form

Water can wear down rocks to make caves.

Animals in Caves

Bats, frogs, and bugs live in caves.

What caves Do

Caves give homes to many animals.

People can find cool rocks in caves.

Caves help us learn about Earth.

Some caves have water inside them.

Caves can be very old and big.

People like to explore caves for fun.

More About caves

Caves have been here for a long time. Some caves are millions of years old. They can be found all over the world. Each cave is different and has its own shape.

We use caves to learn about rocks and water. Caves can show us how the Earth changes. They help us see what is under the ground.

Some caves have cool things like ice or glow-in-the-dark rocks. People want to keep caves safe. We need to care for them so they stay nice for a long time.

How Topics Connect

graph TD A["Caves and Caverns"] --> B["Natural Voids"] A --> C["Formation by Weathering"] B --> D["Exogene Caves"] B --> E["Endogene Caves"] D --> F["Smaller Openings"] E --> G["Extend Deep Underground"]

What Do These Words Mean?

voids:empty spaces
weathering:the process of breaking down rocks
exogene:small openings that go a short way underground
endogene:larger caves that go deep underground
caverns:large caves