Springs & Things
The park is primarily known for which water source.
Hot springs
The average temperature of the hot springs is
147 F
Clue: WQ
Water quality
Green muppet frog + low clouds that form above the mountain in the early mornings
Kermit the fog
This mountain range is where Hot Springs National Park is located
The Ouachita Mountains
There are how many springs in the park
47
The deeper the water goes down, the hotter it gets. What is this process called?
Geothermal gradient
Clue: NPS
National Park Service
The average pH of the springs + 57-46
7/11
Bigfork chert, sandstone/shale, and Arkansas _________ are the rock types that help form the recharge zone
Novaculite
The hot springs are rain from which event in the past?
Building the pyramids of Giza
Contrary to what some think, the hot springs are NOT heated by this underground feature.
Volcano or dragon
Clue: H2O
Water
Measuring acidity + a popular Chappell Roan song where she sings about a colored animal
pH (pink) pony club
These cracks in the rock allows water to move quickly underground.
Faults or fractures
The zone where water enters the aquifer and the hot springs thermal system.
As water moves deeper into the Earth, pressure and temperature both do this.
Increase
Clue: HOSP
Hot Springs National Park
The mineral that makes tufa + a popular underwear brand
Calcium (carbonate) Klein
When the tectonic plates collided they ____, uplifted, and tilted.
Folded
The names of the two cold springs in the park.
Happy Hollow & Whittington
This unit is commonly used to measure temperature in science.
Celsius
Clue: DO
Dissolved oxygen
The parks main attraction + bag of spinach, lettuce, romaine, kale, arugula
Spring(s) mix
A common rock that forms from calcium carbonate deposits
Tufa