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yes,Stalagmites do hang from the roof . Stalagtites come up from the ground.:)
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A stalagmite hangs from the roof of a cave?
No, a stalagmite rises from the floor. A stalactite hangs from the roof
What is a cone-shaped deposit that rises from floor of a cave?
It is called a stalaGMite. StalaCTites hang from the top. Memory key: the C in stalactite means Ceiling - and G in stalagmite means ground.
A stalagmite or a stalactite Which hangs?
Stalactites hang down from the roof of caves.
What is the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite?
One grows up from the cave floor, the other hangs down from the cave roof. To remember which is which:-A "stalagmite" might reach the the top (grows up from the cave floor).A "stalactite" has to hang on "tight" (hangs down from the cave roof).+++Another one is "G for Ground, C for Ceiling". Their location is the only difference; they are both formations of precipitated calcite (calcium carbonate).
What is it called when a cone shaped deposit that rises from the floor of a cave?
That's called a stalagmite. A similar object descending from the roof of a cave = is a stalactite.
Does a stalagmite or stalactite hang from the ceiling in a cave?
It's a stalactite that hangs from the ceiling.
Does a stalagemite hang from the roof of the cave?
No, a stalagmite forms on the cave floor when mineral-rich water drips and deposits sediment, creating a mound-like structure. On the other hand, a stalactite hangs from the cave's ceiling as mineral deposits accumulate and form a tapering, icicle-like shape.
What kind of cave structures hang from the roof of a cave?
Stalactite
Which cave formation points up from the bottom of the cave?
Stalagmite. The opposite, growing down from the roof, is a stalactite. (G for ground, C for ceiling!)
What do you call the pointed projection that can form on the floor of a limestone cave?
Stalagmite. The opposite, growing downwards from the roof, is a "stalactite".
What is a coned shape deposit that rises from the floor of a cave?
It is called a stalaGMite. StalaCTites hang from the top. Memory key: the C in stalactite means Ceiling - and G in stalagmite means ground.
What is a cone shaped deposit that rises from the floor cave?
It is called a stalaGMite. StalaCTites hang from the top. Memory key: the C in stalactite means Ceiling - and G in stalagmite means ground.
