During a rainstorm, leaves wash down a gully on a hillside. The water slows down at the foot of the hill and fans out, depositing the leaves. What geologic structure is formed in a similar way?
A B C D
a basalt column a stalactite a fault line a delta
Question: During a rainstorm, leaves wash down a gully on a hillside. The water slows down at the foot of the hill and fans out, depositing the leaves. What geologic structure is formed in a similar way?
(A) a basalt column
(B) a stalactite
(C) a fault line
(D) a delta

Answer: (D) a delta
Answer: (B) a stalactite
Question: During a rainstorm, leaves wash down a gully on a hillside. The water slows down at the foot of the hill and fans out, depositing the leaves. What geologic structure is formed in a similar way?
(A) a basalt column
(B) a stalactite
(C) a fault line
(D) a delta
Answer: (D) a delta