Understanding the Relationships between Words Quiz Level Think about word relationships in the passage. What is the relationship
between a column and stalactites and stalagmites?
A column is
a
a type of a stalactite
and a stalagmite
If you look around, you'll see the
colors of the different minerals in
the cave walls. The red is iron; the
yellow is sulfur; the green is
copper, and the white is calcite.
You will also see speleothems
[SPE le о thems) of all shapes and
sizes. These cave formations can
make a cave look like a picture in
a storybook
similar to a stalactite
and a stalagmite
opposite to a stalactite
and a stalagmite
Two of the most recognizable
formed by a stalactite
and a stalagmite