Geysers
What is a geyser defined as?
A geyser is an underground spring that shoots out water at a high pressure.
Temperatures increase every 100 feet, how much do they increase?
2 degrees celsius
Definition of a spring
A flow of groundwater that emerges naturally at the ground surface
Definition of cavern
A naturally formed underground chamber
Crafting recipe for mushroom soup in Minecraft
two mushrooms and a bowl
How high can geysers shoot out water?
30-60 meters high.
Temperatures in hot springs are ____ hotter that annual air temperatures.
6°C to 9°C
When do springs form?
Forms whenever the water table intersects the ground surface
Caverns commonly form around
Water or saturated areas
What was guy fieri's first show?
Guy's Big Bite
What causes the geysers to shoot out water at such a high pressure?
Heat makes the water expand and shoots out of the surface
Where 95% of hot springs in america are.
In the West.
This blocks movement of groundwater and forces it to move laterally.
An Aquitard
The reason rainwater is slightly acidic
Rainwater dissolves carbon dioxide from the air and decaying plants
Do porcupines float in water?
Yes, yes they do
Old faithful has erupted how often since the year 2000?
Once per hour (roughly).
The source for the heat in hot springs
Cooling igneous rock
Where springs get the source for their water
Underground
One type of rock that rainwater erodes
Limestone
In the first Club Penguin PSA mission, "The case of the missing puffles", who gave you the mission?
Aunt Arctic
Geysers form in extensive underground chambers formed in what kind of rock?
Igneous rock
Mudpots happen when what factors are at hand?
When hot acidic groundwater mixes with minerals from near rocks
Are springs always hot
nope
As many people know cavemen liked to draw on cavern walls. What did they use to write on the walls?
Charcoal, burnt bones and minerals that made neat colors.
How many hours a day does a lemur sleep?
12-16 hours