Where do geysers occur?

Answer 1

A hot spring is formed when ground water heated by a nearby body of magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool.

Hot water gets trapped underground in a narrow crack, pressure builds up and finally the mixture sprays above the surface as a geyser. Is how a geyser forms!

Answer 2

Scientists believe that the earth is made up of three layers. Underground water heated by magma is forced up through channels to the crust of the earth creating a hot spring or a geyser. The size of the hole at the top of the earth's crust and the formation of the underground channels will help determine if the water will spurt out in the hostile like manner of a geyser or gently flow out forming a hot spring. Because magma is needed to heat the water in a hot spring or geyser they are generally found near volcanoes. Hot springs contain many different kinds of minerals and will sometimes be surrounded by a spectacle of colorful layers of rocks.

There are three layers of earth. In the three layers there is iron, nickel, oxygen, hydrogen, silica, carbon and many other elements. Scientists study the different layers of earth with a special x-ray machine, except for the top layer, the crust, which is able to be studied in a more accurate way. It is about ten to seventy kilometers deep and is thickest in the mountains and thinnest in the valleys. Erosion can happen in the crust due to the wind, water, and ice. The mantel is below the crust, extending about 2800 to 3200 kilometers and is the layer with the most mass. The last layer is divided into two parts which are the inner and outer core. The inner is about 1,400 kilometers and the outer is about 2,100 kilometers. The core is the hottest of all the layers and reaches temperatures of about 5,000 Celsius. These hot temperatures can easily melt rocks creating a type of hot liquid called magma.

Geysers are made from underground water heated by magma that makes its way up channels exploding out a narrow hole in the crust of the earth. Once reaching lower pressure, steam starts to form and forces the water upward. Geysers contain silica, which seals the sides of the tubes or channels causing the water to explode out the top instead of being absorbed. The water can shoot up a few feet to a couple hundred feet. Old Faithful a geyser in Yellowstone national park shoots 3,700 to 8,400 gallons of water, at heights of about 106 to 180 feet, lasting 1.5 to 5 minutes.

Hot Springs are similar to geysers, but have larger opening and water flows out gently and continuously. Also the hot water coming up absorbs many of the minerals that are in the ground and its channel goes straight up as opposed to geyser's channels that twist and wind around. People will drink the water from the hot springs not only because it is rich in minerals but also because the water taste like hot lemonade. The water also absorbs algae and some bacteria that create colorful layers of rock around some hot spring.

There is still so much scientists need to learn about the earth. They have tried to learn about the earth's layers, but so far the crust is the only layer that can be study by direct means. X-ray machines are the only way that scientists are able to learn about the inner earth. The study of Earth Science allows us to know that magma deep down in the Earth attributes to the majestic Geysers which can shoot water to extreme heights and the warm, soothing hot springs with all the health benefits of the minerals absorbed by its waters. The earth is truly amazing and there are still many hidden secrets yet to be discovered.

Answer 3

geysers erupt because it meets rock heated by magma

Answer 4

Many geysers and springs are located above pools of hot magma. The underground water circulation systems are heated by the magma and cause the activity.

Answer 5

A geyser erupts when superheated ground water, confined at depth, becomes hot enough to blast its way to the surface.

Answer 6

it's pretty much like boiling water.. it gets hot, but when it gets to hot it splashes everywhere! Try it!

Answer 7

Where extensive underground chambers exist within hot igneous rock.