GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Geyser
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Lagoon
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Guyot
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Atoll
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Detailed explanation-1: -A geyser is a rare kind of hot spring that is under pressure and erupts, sending jets of water and steam into the air. Geysers are made from a tube-like hole in the Earth’s surface that runs deep into the crust.
Detailed explanation-2: -Geysers are hot springs with constrictions in their plumbing, usually near the surface, that prevent water from circulating freely to the surface where heat would escape. The deepest circulating water of the system can exceed the surface boiling point of water (199°F/93°C).
Detailed explanation-3: -Water issuing from a hot spring is heated geothermally, that is, with heat produced from the Earth’s mantle.
Detailed explanation-4: -Geysers are hot springs that intermittently spout a column of hot water and steam into the air.