Mammoth Cave National Park

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Mammoth Cave National Park

• By Jacob Mazur

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How was Mammoth Cave Formed

• Mammoth Cave was formed by vigorous streams and
  waterfalls. There are five levels of Mammoth
  Cave. The first one is a narrow canyon that was
  formed by fast-moving water that filled the whole
  level. The second level is formed by fast flowing
  water filling the whole level carving it out. The
  third level was formed by water filling the room
  cutting out the walls making another passages.
  The fourth level is large long room the water
  sculpts out a vertical passages with sinkholes
  along the bottom of the level. The fifth cave was
  formed like all the other ones fast flowing water
  taking the form of the final level. When water
  runs through limestone it carves out paths in the
  cave. But the cave is mainly made of levels and
  rushing water and the cave is still forming.

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The Year it became a National Park
In 1812 slaves mined saltpetre in the caves
sediments to be used to make gunpowder. Later in
1812 started tours drawing in great numbers of
people.. Then exploration in the cave got bigger
and then in 1926 it became congress authorized as
an National Park on March 3.
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What Type of Rocks and Landforms are in Mammoth
Cave

• The type of rocks in Mammoth cave are limestone
  and chert. Almost the whole cave is made out of
  limestone. Chert is an rock that makes up the
  cave to.

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The Landforms in Mammoth Cave

• The landforms in the cave are stalactites,
  stalagmites, underground rivers, underground
  waterfalls, and rock forms. Stalactites are made
  by little chips on the top of the cave. The is
  also how stalactites are made but they are just
  coming up from the bottom.

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How is the Land Changing in Mammoth Cave

• The land in Mammoth cave is changing in the
  last layer of Mammoth Cave because the river is
  flowing and making it deeper and wider. Wherever
  there is water in Mammoth Cave the land is
  changing. Stalactites are also forming slowly.
  They are forming by chips anywhere in the cave.
  Stalagmites are forming by chips in the ground
  and are coming up.

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Environmental Issues in Mammoth Cave
One exae mplenvironmental issues in the mammoth
cave system is in Horse Cave which is part of
mammoth cave system but not protected by the park
the town decide to throw there trash in the cave
This caused a great deal of pollution to get into
the caves water supply. It was so polluted the
cave had a horrible odor that could be smelled up
in the town center. Another example is that a
foam factory had leak and the little foam piece
got into the cave and the factory is giving
money to the American cave consevation group to
clean it all up.
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How is the Technology Used in the Park

• The technology in the park is that they raise
  the bored walks so that people dont step on the
  flowers, plants, new trees coming up, animal
  nests, and other natural things. The other one is
  they explore the cave almost every day and they
  map new parts of the cave. The last one is that
  they reroute the energy into the cave so tourist
  can see all the unique landforms.

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