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Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Squeaks, Jessi and Anthony are spending a bunch of time learning all about the wonders of caves in this compilation video!
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What are Stalactites and Stalagmites? | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids
After visiting Sam the Bat in his family’s cave, Squeaks is learning all about the rock icicles that are growing from the ceiling and the floor in the cave!
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How Ancient Human Clues Ended Up in Rock
A lot of what we know about ancient human civilizations comes from the things they leave behind. But sometimes, humans don’t live in places long enough to leave these clues. So, some researchers have turned to techniques outside...
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Caves
This brief video introduces the viewer to the different types of caves on our planet.
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Crystals in Caves
Discover the chemical processes occurring deep within the Earth that create beautiful crystal structures in caves. Chemistry - Reactions - Learning Points. Caves are a result of rainwater slowly carving away rock. Carbonic acid forms in...
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Instant Crystals
We use a supersaturated solution of sodium ethanoate to demonstrate instant crystallisation. Sodium ethanoate is added to water and is then heated to allow all of the crystals to dissolve. When it is cooled it forms a supersaturated...
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Slovenia, Postojna Cave
Postojna Cave is without doubt one of the most diverse cave systems in the world. Its 24 kilometres of passages, galleries and magnificent halls offer a unique experience of the underground world. The caves are also home to the endemic...
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Slovenia, Skocjan Cave
Skocjan Caves represents the most significant underground phenomena in both the Karst region and Slovenia. Skocjan Caves was also entered on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance on 18 May 1999. Together with the...
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Slovakia, Ice caves - Demanovska and Dobsinska
A lot of Slovak caves are located in the mountain range called Slovak Karst. The caves of Slovak Karst system are listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List. These caves are noted for having the world's highest stalagmite, aragonite and...
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Caves
This brief video introduces the viewer to the different types of caves on our planet.
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Process of stalagmite and stalactite formation in limestone Cave, Soreq cave, Avshalom Reserve, near Beit Shemesh, Israel; with audio
Process of stalagmite and stalactite formation in limestone Cave, Soreq cave, Avshalom Reserve, near Beit Shemesh, Israel; with audio
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MS Shot of Tourists in Sung Sot Cave (Cave of Surprises) / Halong Bay, Vietnam
MS Shot of Tourists in Sung Sot Cave (Cave of Surprises) / Halong Bay, Vietnam
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Icicles cluster and grow down, with luma matte
Icicles cluster and grow down, with luma matte
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Carlsbad Caverns, a natural cave in the Chihuahuan Desert
Title card: "Wonders of Stone Age! We take you on a trip through mysterious depths of famous Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico" / WS pueblo ruins / WS three-story tower building in desert / people walk toward building / park rangers march...
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Stylised Icicles on wintery sky with Luma Matte 1
Stylised Icicles on wintery sky with Luma Matte 1
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Icicles grow and mesh together, with luma matte
Icicles grow and mesh together, with luma matte
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Low Angle tilt-up - Stalagmites jut from the floor of Carlsbad Caverns. / New Mexico, USA
Low Angle tilt-up - Stalagmites jut from the floor of Carlsbad Caverns. / New Mexico, USA
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A spelunker pauses at the entrance of a cave to put on his headlamp.
A spelunker pauses at the entrance of a cave to put on his headlamp.