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Nature
In Hot Water
A geyser is a natural vent in the Earth’s surface
which intermittently spurts out tall columns of
hot water and steam. They form in areas that
have volcanic activity.
W
hat
makes a geyser such an incredible
phenomenon is that it requires at least
three very specific conditions to form: a
water supply that refills the geyser after an
eruption; a heat source, normally hot rocks
that heat thewater; and a pressure-tight plumbing systemto
store thewater as it is heated.
Asmore hot water flows through the narrowpipes of the
plumbing system, intense pressure causes it to erupt.