Question 1
What name is given to the mineral formations that hang from a cave ceiling?
- Stalactites
- Flowstones
- Columns
- Stalagmites
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Stalactites
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Caves trivia quiz
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What the Caves questions cover
- Crystal Caves
- Rock Art
- Cave Deposits
- Cave Ecology
- Ice Caves
- Sea Caves
- US Caves
- Cave Formations
- Cave Geography
- Cave Systems
- Cave Zones
- Deep Caves
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Question 2
What name is given to the mineral formations that grow upward from a cave floor?
- Soda straws
- Stalagmites
- Stalactites
- Draperies
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Stalagmites
Question 3
Most solution caves form through the gradual dissolution of which type of rock?
- Sandstone
- Basalt
- Limestone
- Granite
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Limestone
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