GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GROUNDWATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
an intermittent hot spring or fountain in which a column of water shoots up with great force at various intervals
A
Base Level
B
Alluvium
C
Well
D
Geyser
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Geysers are hot springs that intermittently spout a column of hot water and steam into the air. This action is caused by the water in deep conduits beneath a geyser approaching or reaching the boiling point.

Detailed explanation-2: -A geyser is a rare kind of hot spring that is under pressure and erupts, sending jets of water and steam into the air.

Detailed explanation-3: -A geyser is a hot spring characterized by intermittent, turbulent discharges of boiling water and steam.

Detailed explanation-4: -Geysers are a type of hot spring that jet out a column of boiling water up to several hundred meters in height at frequent intervals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hot springs: Pools of hydrothermally heated water. Geysers: Hot springs with constrictions in their plumbing, which causes them to periodically erupt to release the pressure that builds up.

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