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Do Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time?
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No, stalagmites grow from the ground up. Stalactites hang from the roofs of caves.
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Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to deposit of minerals over time?
False.
Stalactites grow up from bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time?
False.
Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time?
false
Do stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern due to the deposit of minerals over time?
No those are stalagmites. stalactites grow from calcite (or mineral) deposits from water dripping from cracks from the ceiling. :) hope this helped
Is this statement correct Stalagmites form on the ceiling of a cavern?
No, it is stalactites that form on the ceilings. Stalagmites form on the cavern floors.
Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to deposit of minerals over time?
False.
Stalactites grow up from bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time?
False.
Stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern floor due to the deposit of minerals over time?
false
Do stalactites grow up from the bottom of a cavern due to the deposit of minerals over time?
No those are stalagmites. stalactites grow from calcite (or mineral) deposits from water dripping from cracks from the ceiling. :) hope this helped
What is the calcium deposit left behind from water dripping through the roof of a cavern called?
Stalactites
What rock formations hang from the celing of some caves?
This would be called a precipitate. A precipitate is an insoluble solid that forms out of a solution when it becomes supersaturated. Calcite precipitates are often found in limestone caves in the form of stalagmites.
Is this statement correct Stalagmites form on the ceiling of a cavern?
No, it is stalactites that form on the ceilings. Stalagmites form on the cavern floors.
Stalactites attach to the top of a cavern ceiling and hang down.?
true!
Which of the following can be caused by excessive pressure from overlying structures over a cavern?
sinkholes
True or false Stalactites attach to the top of a cavern ceiling and hang down?
true
These formations hang from the ceiling of a cavern like icicles?
Stalactites are stony formations that hang from the ceilings of caves.
What formations hang from the ceiling of a cavern like icicles?
Stalactites hang from the ceiling. Stalagmites build upwards from the floor. I found an easy way to remember which is which.. that stalactites "cling tight (-tite)" to the ceiling.
