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What are Hot Springs? |
Very warm areas of warm water which is light blue colour because of a high amount of silica. |
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How are hotsprings formed? |
Water heated in the crust by magma chambers can periodically escaoecaa dream and hit water. |
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What is boiling mud? |
Small come of mud which bubbles away or can erupt like a geyser |
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How is boiling mud formed? |
When you water mixed with mud in its way up, a bubbling boiling mud may form. |
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What is a geyser? |
An intermittent turbulent discharge of superheated water ejected and accompanied by a vapour phase. |
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How are geysers formed? |
Water in the lower crust is heated by rocks and turns into steam, pressure increases and the steam and water explode to the surface. |
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What are fumeroles? |
Areas where superheated water turbs unti steam as its pressure drops when it emerges from the ground. Emits co 2, suphur dioxide etc |
