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Any subsurface encounter between water and heatproduces a hydrothermal process. The heat is usually supplied by upwellings of magma from the mantle, the water by precipitation that percolates downward through surface rocks. Some oceanic water enters the mantle at subduction zones and becomes an important ingredient in upper-mantle magmas.
Most hydrothermal processes are driven by convection. Convection occurs because water, like most substances, expands when heated. The result is that hot water rises and cool water sinks. Convection occurs when any water-permeated part of the earth's crust is heated from below: heated water fountains upward over the hot spot and cool water descends around its edges. These movements occur through cracks and channels in the rock, forcing the water to move slowly and remain in constant contact with various minerals. Water convecting through rock is thus an effective means of dissolving, transporting, and depositing minerals. Most deposits of concentrated minerals, including large, shapely crystals, are created by hydrothermal processes.
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What is a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water steam above the ground?
A hot spring that naturally shoots steam and boiling water is called a geyser.
How to use geyser in a sentence?
Geyser is a noun describing a hot spring that spouts water and steam. Example sentence: The main attractions to him at Yellowstone were the geysers. The water from the geyser was injuriously hot.
What is advantages of geyser?
no pollution
If enough water pressure builds under the surface of the ground the water can burst through cracks in the surface forming a n?
Geyser
What is an antonym for the word geyser?
cold water
What is a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water steam above the ground?
A hot spring that naturally shoots steam and boiling water is called a geyser.
Is castle geyser a geyser or a type of geyser?
Castle Geyser is a specific geyser located in Yellowstone National Park. It is a type of cone geyser, named for the cone structure that surrounds the vent where the water erupts.
What type of geyser is the Yellowstone geyser?
A Conical Geyser (or cone)
What geyser in old faithful area is the oldest geyser and how can you tell?
Castle Geyser
What type of geyser is steamboat geyser?
Steamboat Geyser is a fountain geyser, known for its powerful and tall eruptions that can reach over 300 feet in height. It is the world's tallest currently active geyser, located in the Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park.
What geyser exploded in 1989?
Whirligig Geyser
Where can you buy a geyser tube -?
The Geyser Tube is a Diet Coke geyser that is powered by Mentos. You can buy a Geyser Tube online from science project websites.
What is the name of the hottest and most thermal geyser area of Yellowstone?
The most thermal geyser area of Yellowstone is called the Upper Geyser Basin, which is home to the famous Old Faithful geyser along with numerous other geothermal features.
What is a famous geyser?
old faithful is a famous geyser
Is old faithful a volcano and a geyser?
No, just a geyser.
Is a geyser a inductive load?
No, a geyser is a resistive load.
What is the definition of eructation?
The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch., A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
