WONDER #1745: What Are Speleothems?
Question 1 of 3
When water passes through the air and soil, absorbing carbon dioxide along the way, what does it transform into?
- carbonic acid
- dihydrogen oxide
- oxygenated calcite
- bubonic chloride
Question 2 of 3
Solid dripstones that grow upwards from the cave floor are known as what?
- uptites
- stalactites
- stalagmites
- flowstones
Question 3 of 3
Which of the following is NOT a type of speleothem?
- stalactite
- stalagmite
- flowstone
- chlorocite
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