2006-08-11 08:19:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
probably size doesn't matter, look for stalactites and stalagmites.
Just guessing?
2006-08-11 08:24:19 · answer #1 · answered by Robert B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cave, a cavity in the earth's surface usually large enough for a person to enter. Caves may be formed by the chemical and mechanical action of a stream upon soluble or soft rock, of rainwater seeping through soluble rock to the groundwater level, or of waves dashed against a rocky shore. Volcanic action (accompanied by the formation of gas pockets in lava or the melting of ice under lava) and earthquakes or other earth movements are also sources of cave formation. Limestone regions almost invariably have caves; some of these are notable for their stalactite and stalagmite formations or for their magnitude and beauty.
2006-08-11 15:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by Tim D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cave size was determine by the erosion of chemicals, how excessive and how bigger it is. The eruption is almost like some volcanic holes size, that it erupts of a hose size (a size of explosion, depends how severe it is), enough for a man to come in.
2006-08-12 04:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Eve W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say, it would have to be more then a hole. It would have to have specific entrance and be large, large enough to contain at least a few people, if not it is just a hole.
2006-08-11 15:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by starting over 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think it needs to be able to container life, like have bacteria forming, where as a hole just collects life a cave is its own environment
2006-08-11 18:45:20 · answer #5 · answered by shawn b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cavernous porosity is officially defined as being the size of a "person".
2006-08-11 22:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Flighy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They always say size doesn't matter. =)
seriously... I would guess... big enough to get in.
2006-08-11 15:25:35 · answer #7 · answered by Doogie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋