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What term refers to the formations the grow downwards from the top of the crave?
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Formations that grow downwards from the top of the cave are called stalactites.
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What term refers to formations that grow downward from the top of mammoth caves national park?
Stalactites refers to the formations that grow downward from the top of the cave.
What terms refers to the formations that grow downward from top to the cave?
Formations that grow downward from the top of a cave are called stalactites. Stalactites may be composed of amberat, lava, minerals, mud, peat, pitch, and sand. Formations that grow from the floor upwards are called stalagmites. (You can remember the difference by thinking of the phrase "ants in your pants". The mites go up and the tights come down.)
Does stalactites grow upword or downword?
Stalactites grow downwards
What term refers to the formations that grow downward from the top of Caves National Park?
If you mean from the cave roofs, and the caves are in limestone, then 'stalactites'. The term refers to such formation in any karst cave irrespective of location.
What term refers to the formations that grows downward from the top of the cave?
Formations that grow downward from the top of a cave are called stalactites. Stalactites may be composed of amberat, lava, minerals, mud, peat, pitch, and sand. Formations that grow from the floor upwards are called stalagmites. (You can remember the difference by thinking of the phrase "ants in your pants". The mites go up and the tights come down.)
Why roots grow downwards?
Plant roots grow downwards to anchor the plant in the ground. The roots also seek out water and nutrients in the soil.
What formation occurs when the two formations growing from the ceiling and the floor of the cave meet?
Formations that grow downward from the top of a cave are called stalactites. Stalactites may be composed of amberat, lava, minerals, mud, peat, pitch, and sand. Formations that grow from the floor upwards are called stalagmites. (You can remember the difference by thinking of the phrase "ants in your pants". The mites go up and the tights come down.)
What way do plants tend to grow?
downwards or in the direction of gravity.
How long does it take for crystals to grow in caves?
The answer varies. Crystals have been known to "grow" or rather, accumulate within days. Larger formations can continue to grow over hundreds or thoursands of years, but quite remarkable formations can take place in even a decade.
Greavity have any effect on plants justify?
Gravity affects the growth of plants as well as their height, and that is why roots will always grow downwards into the soil, while heavy branches will always tend to bend downwards.
What type of tree do branches grow downward?
Trees like weeping willows have branches which hang downwards.
What causes a plants root to grow downwards towards the pull of gravity?
The roots are attracted to moisture in the soil
