Which features are created by groundwater erosion and deposition? Check all that apply.

Question

stalagmites
sinkholes
rills
stalactites
gullies
rivers

Answer 1

The features created by groundwater erosion and deposition from your list include:

• Stalagmites (formed by the deposition of minerals from dripping water)
• Stalactites (formed by the deposition of minerals from water dripping from the ceiling of caves)
• Sinkholes (formed by the erosion of the ground due to groundwater dissolving soluble rocks like limestone)

The other features listed (rills, gullies, and rivers) are primarily associated with surface water erosion and deposition, rather than groundwater processes.