Natural environment

Natural environment

Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.

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seat harness

Natural environment; Speleology

An arrangement of tape for attaching the lower body.

cave coral

Natural environment; Speleology

A rough, knobby growth of calcite resembling coral in shape, generally small; found on floor, walls, or ceiling of a cave. Synonym: botryoid; coral formation; cave popcorn.

coralloid

Natural environment; Speleology

A rough, knobby growth of calcite resembling coral in shape, generally small; found on floor, walls, or ceiling of a cave. Synonym: botryoid; coral formation; cave popcorn.

cave popcorn

Natural environment; Speleology

A rough, knobby growth of calcite resembling coral in shape, generally small; found on floor, walls, or ceiling of a cave. Synonym: coral formation; cave popcorn.

breccia

Natural environment; Speleology

Angular fragments of rock, commonly, but not inevitably, cemented by finer-grained materials including silica, iron minerals, and calcite to form a new rock. Many fault planes are ...

diving suit

Natural environment; Speleology

A garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment.

cave-in

Natural environment; Speleology

1. The collapse of the ceiling or side walls of a cave or of the land surface into a subterranean passage as a result of undermining or of pressure from above. 2. The partial or ...