Question

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

Explanation:

• Sandbars are underwater or coastal landforms, not cave formations.
• Sinkholes are depressions formed by dissolution, not hanging icicle - shaped deposits.
• Stalactites are icicle - shaped formations that hang from cave ceilings, formed by the deposition of minerals (like calcite) from dripping water.
• Stalagmites are formations that rise from cave floors, formed by deposition, but they are not hanging. So the correct term for hanging icicle - shaped cave formations from deposition is stalactites.

Answer:

C. stalactites