Question

which word identifies the hanging icicle - shaped formations in caves that are created by deposition?
○ sandbars
○ sinkholes
○ stalactites
○ stalagmites

Explanation:

• Sandbars are formed by the deposition of sand in water bodies like rivers or seas, not in caves.
• Sinkholes are depressions or holes in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer, not hanging formations.
• Stalactites are icicle - shaped formations that hang from the ceiling of caves. They are formed by the deposition of minerals (usually calcium carbonate) from dripping water.
• Stalagmites are formations that rise from the floor of a cave, also formed by mineral deposition but in an upward - growing manner.

Answer:

C. stalactites