1. What's a stalactite?
A. Large mound of dirt created by erosion
B. Poisonous mass found in caves that is formed by polluted water
C. Mound-shaped stone shaped by weathering
D. Dripstone produced by a buildup of minerals precipitated from groundwater
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2. Which of the following statements describes rill erosion?
A. The population increases next to a shoreline.
B. Sand along a shoreline is repeatedly picked up by waves.
C. Sediment is deposited by a river.
D. Running water cuts small channels into a slope.
1. D dripstone produced by buildup of minerals precipitated from groundwater.
Water drips down from, for example, the roof of a cave and slowly leaves behind mineral deposits which form a shape similar to an icicle 2. D running water cuts small channels into a slope
Rill erosion is formed by soil removal from small streams of running water. They form based on how the water falls down a slope and tend to migrate to already depressed or softer areas of soil.