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What are those natural water spouts shooting out of the ground called?
Springs
What do you call a spring that spouts out hot water?
It is called a hot spring or geothermal spring.Where water is heated to steam underground, and erupts in a spray, it is called a geyser.
How do you compare sea breezes and land breezes?
Sea breezes come from land and over the water, and happen in daytime. Land breezes come from water and over the land, and happen at night.
What effect do landslides have on land forms?
landslides effect the land by severely altering it causing large boulders to come running down due to water erosion.
What is hotter land or water?
which gets hotter land or water
Can water spouts hit land?
Yes, they can but they usually dissipate rapidly when they do.
Water spouts where does it start?
they form in water typically in oceans
What causes water spouts?
when a tornado goes to a ocean (usually) and water goes to its VORTEX
Can a twister xb go through water?
probably... there are water spouts for sure tho
What are those natural water spouts shooting out of the ground called?
Springs
Do water spouts occur more in stormey weather than in calm weather?
Mostly in storms over water.
What has the author Maxwell written?
Maxwell has written: 'Description of water-spouts' -- subject- s -: Waterspouts
What spouts out water in Wyoming every hour?
Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park was so named because it faithfully spouts water about every 60 to 110 minutes. Due to earthquakes and vandalism, the average interval has lengthened through the years.
What is a grotesque carved head that catches rainwater called?
Gargoyle Rain Spouts or Roof ScuppersGargoyle has been defined as a water spout which projects from a roof gutter and is designed to drain or throw the rain water away from the walls of a building. Gargoyle water spouts or rain spouts preceded downspouts which drain water from rain gutters into a drain down pipe or downspout and have a horizontal downspout extension at the bottom end of the downspout that carries the rain water away from the foundation. The word gargoyle comes from the French word gargouille which means throat in English. The words gargle and gurgle also come from the same roots as gargoyle. Gargoyle was also derived from the Latin word gurgulio which means both throat and gurgling, which is the sound of water passing through a gargoyle rain water spout. Gargoyles have been around over 4000 years dating back to ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt. Water spouts in the likeness of eagles, lions and other creatures, some mythological, were very common. Water spouts then began to resemble grotesque or monstrous creatures and were often positioned at each corner of the rooftop.
What are examples of vortexes?
Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Swirling leaves, Water spouts, and dust devils can be categorized as vortexes
What Were Gargoyles All About?
Gargoyles were simply decorated water spouts, their purpose was to direct water which was running off a church roof away from the walls of the building.
What architectural feature was used to drain water from the roofs of Gothic cathedrals?
Gargoyles Sculptures that act as water spouts often quite scary-looking.
