How are stalagmites and stalactites formed?

Stalactites and stalagmites are corresponding rock formations , stalactites being the ones on the roof of the cave and stalagmites the ones on the cave floor. Why are they formed? They are formed because water leaking into the caves craves out the rocks slowly into stalagmites and stalactites.

Stalactites and stalagmites are formed by water dripping or flowing from fractures on the ceiling of a cave.

Stalactites and stalagmites are found in limestone caves. Stalactites hang from the ceiling, and stalagmites come up from the ground.

it is formed by the droplets falling from the stalactites in the ceiling of the cave.

When stalactites and stalagmites join it is called a column

The stalactites hang from the ceiling, and the stalagmites are on the ground.

stalagmites & stalactites are examples of a chemical sedimentary rock

stalactites and stalagmites are sedimentary rock becausethey are made from sediment that as formed together. just like how igneous rock is formed by lava or magma that has cooled over time.

yes but there are not called stalagmites and stalactites there are called speleothems

Stalactites and stalagmites are classified as precipitates, a type of chemical sedimentary rock. Yes, rocks can grow like stalactites and stalagmites.

Stalactites have to hold on tight. Stalagmites might reach the roof.

Stalactites are formed through calcium carbonate deposits made by mineral rich water dripping through the ceiling and onto the floor of the cave. The water evaporates, leaving the calcium carbonate behind. These deposits form a stalactite, like an icicle hanging from the cave roof. Don't mix Stalactites and Stalagmites up, Stalactites are on the Ceiling (C in stalactites) and Stalagmites are on the ground (G in stalagmites).Remember this way: The Mites go up, and the Tites go down.

No. Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from minerals, brought down from the rocks above by water.

They are carbonate deposits formed by dripping water in air-filled cavities.

No because there are stalactites and stalagmites they are not the same thing

Stalactites, possibly.

Stalactites a rock that hangs in the cave is formed by slow drips of water, when joined with stalagmites the rock below that grows upward will become a column. Column in a cave is formed when stalactites and stalagmites finally joined together. Over the years, it is possible to become wider. However, if you are asking the rocks that will form as stalactites and stalagmites, this include limestone, dolomite, and gypsum to mention a few.

They are formed by dripping water, and are usually composed of calcium carbonate. Stalactites are the formations that are attached to the ceiling, whilst stalagmites are those that are attached to the ground. The sometimes meet and join to form a pillar, or column.

Kuwait doesn't have caves as big to have stalactites and stalagmite

Stalactites and Stalagmites

No. Only living organisms have cells. Although stalagmites and stalactites appear to grow, it is not due to the reproduction of cells or living organisms. Stalagmites and stalactites are composed of atoms which are connected into molecules. They are made of the same things as any other rock.

Stalagmites (along with stalactites and flowstones) are known scientifically as SPELEOTHEMS.

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."

Stalactites point down from the ceiling, and stalagmites point upwards from the floor. A way to remember this is that stalactites hold tight onto the roof and stalagmites might reach the rook one day. The rock formation that goes from ceiling to floor is called a column.

Think of the letter 'g' in stalagmites, as from the ground up.