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Stalactites grow upward from the floor of a cave. Answer true or false.
Answer
false
- claim
- Stalactites grow upward from the cave floor; false because stalactites hang from the ceiling and grow downward (stalagmites grow upward from the floor).
- sources
- en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "stalactite" (britannica.com/science/stalactite): "stalactite ... a deposit of calcium carbonate ... hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cavern", grows downward from the ceiling; contrasted with stalagmites, which grow upward from the cave floor., encyclopaedia britannica, "stalactite": a stalactite is an icicle-shaped mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave and grows downward as water drips and deposits calcium carbonate; the corresponding upward-growing floor formation is a stalagmite., encyclopaedia britannica, 'stalactite' and 'stalagmite' entries: stalactites hang from cave ceilings and grow downward; stalagmites grow upward from the cave floor, encyclopaedia britannica, 'stalactite': 'a deposit of calcium carbonate... that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cavern'; and usgs/national park service cave geology references distinguishing stalactites (ceiling, downward) from stalagmites (floor, upward), home.nps.gov, national park service / usgs cave geology references: stalactites hang from cave ceilings and grow downward; stalagmites grow upward from the cave floor (mnemonic: stalactites point down like icicles, stalagmites might reach up)., national park service, 'cave and karst systems' (nps.gov/subjects/caves/cave-formations.htm): stalactites hang from the ceiling and grow downward as mineral-laden water drips from the ceiling, depositing calcite; stalagmites grow upward from the floor where the drips land., national park service, 'speleothems (cave formations)' — stalactites form on the ceiling and grow downward, while stalagmites form on the floor and grow upward, national park service, cave and karst systems: 'speleothems' overview (nps.gov/subjects/caves/speleothems.htm) — states stalactites form on cave ceilings and grow downward, while stalagmites form on cave floors and grow upward, national park service, cave and karst systems: 'stalactites hang from the ceiling of a cave... formed by mineral deposits from dripping water'; usgs/merriam-webster geology definitions concur that stalactites form downward from the ceiling, while stalagmites grow upward from the floor, national park service, cave and karst systems: 'stalactites hang from the ceiling of a cave... stalagmites grow from the floor of a cave upward.', national park service, cave and karst systems: 'stalactites hang from the ceiling of a cave... they grow down from the ceiling.', national park service, how stalactites and stalagmites form (https://www.nps.gov/ozar/learn/education/speleothems.htm); national park service, growing speleothems (https://home.nps.gov/subjects/caves/growing-speleothems.htm), usgs "cave and karst systems" (usgs.gov) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on "stalactite": stalactites form on cave ceilings and grow downward, deposited by dripping mineral-laden water; stalagmites grow upward from the floor., usgs national park service cave and karst resources: stalactites hang from ceilings and grow downward, while stalagmites grow upward from the floor (nps.gov/subjects/caves/cave-formations.htm; usgs.gov cave and karst program), usgs, "speleothems (cave formations)" (national park service / usgs karst education materials): stalactites hang from cave ceilings and grow downward, while stalagmites grow upward from the cave floor., usgs, "speleothems (cave formations)" (usgs.gov) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on "stalactite": stalactites are mineral deposits that hang from the ceiling of a cave and grow downward, while stalagmites grow upward from the cave floor., usgs, "speleothems" (national park service / usgs cave geology overview): stalactites hang from cave ceilings and grow downward as water drips and deposits minerals, while stalagmites grow upward from the cave floor., usgs, 'cave and karst systems' (usgs.gov): stalactites hang from cave ceilings and grow downward as mineral-laden water drips from the ceiling, depositing calcite; the corresponding formations that grow upward from the floor are stalagmites., usgs, 'how do speleothems (cave formations) form?' - stalactites hang from cave ceilings and grow downward by mineral deposition, while stalagmites grow upward from the cave floor, usgs/national park service cave geology references (e.g. nps cave and karst resources: stalactites hang from ceilings and grow downward, while stalagmites grow upward from the floor), usgs/national park service cave geology references: stalactites hang from ceilings and grow downward, while stalagmites grow upward from the floor, www.nps.gov, www.usgs.gov
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