Question

A _______ is a speleothem that forms on the ceiling of a cavern and resembles an icicle made of rock. A. stalactite B. flowstone C. stalagmite D. limestone

Answer 1

What type of structure forms when a speleothem on the ceiling of a cavern meets with a speleothem on the floor of a cavern?

Stalactite

Stalagmite

Limestone column ( Correct )

Flowstone

Step-by-step explanation

A limestone column forms when a speleothem from the ceiling (stalactite) meets with a speleothem from the floor (stalagmite).

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Answer 2

The pointy things that hang down from the cave's ceiling are stalactites. (A)

The pointy things that grow up from the cave's floor are stalagmites.

(I imagine wearing shorts and hiking through tall grass in the Summer, and I say to myself "When the Mites go up, the Tights have to come down.".)