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What direction would the stalactites and stalagmites be in?
The stalactites hang from the ceiling, and the stalagmites are on the ground.
Where are stalagmites formed?
Stalagmites are formed on the floor or ground of the cave and are spikes facing upward.
How are stalagmites formed?
condensation from the ceiling drops water onto the ground and over the years it drops more and more water and the water dries and the minerals in it build up until it rises out of the ground .... stalagmites are rare as they come from the ground ... normally you find stalactites
Do stalagmites form on the roof?
No, on the floor (G for ground). Stalactites are the ones on the roof!
Which formation in a cave rise from the floor stalagmites or stalactites?
stalagmites are on the cave floor, stalactites are on the cave roof. stalagmites are mighty like Hercules, they hold the ceiling up. +++ An easy mnemonic: "c for ceiling, g for ground". Another is "Stalagmites might reach the roof [and sometimes do, forming a 'column'] and stalactites hang on tight."
What direction would the stalactites and stalagmites be in?
The stalactites hang from the ceiling, and the stalagmites are on the ground.
Where are stalagmites and stalactites?
Stalactites and stalagmites are found in limestone caves. Stalactites hang from the ceiling, and stalagmites come up from the ground.
Where are stalagmites formed?
Stalagmites are formed on the floor or ground of the cave and are spikes facing upward.
Where stalactites and stalagmites are found?
Stalactites and stalagmites are found in limestone caves. Stalactites hang from the ceiling, and stalagmites come up from the ground.
What is the memory key for remembering which are stalactites and which are stalagmites?
Think of the letter 'g' in stalagmites, as from the ground up.
How are stalagmites formed?
condensation from the ceiling drops water onto the ground and over the years it drops more and more water and the water dries and the minerals in it build up until it rises out of the ground .... stalagmites are rare as they come from the ground ... normally you find stalactites
Do stalagmites form on the ceiling of a cavarn?
No, they form on the ground. Stalactites form on the ceiling.
Do stalagmites form on the roof?
No, on the floor (G for ground). Stalactites are the ones on the roof!
Which formation in a cave rise from the floor stalagmites or stalactites?
stalagmites are on the cave floor, stalactites are on the cave roof. stalagmites are mighty like Hercules, they hold the ceiling up. +++ An easy mnemonic: "c for ceiling, g for ground". Another is "Stalagmites might reach the roof [and sometimes do, forming a 'column'] and stalactites hang on tight."
What one hangs from the ceiling a stalagmite or a stalactite?
stalagmites are on the ground, stalactites are on the ceiling.( there was a rhyme for it but I forgot) :) +++ Try "c for ceiling, g for ground". I think the rhyme you mean is something like, "Stalagmites might reach the roof, stalactites hang on tight"!
Where is the precipitate calcite commonly found the create interesting formations in the ground?
Stalactites and stalagmites in caves.caves
What part of a cave rises up from the ground?
The formation in a cave that rises from the floor are called stalagmites
