Yellowstone National Park is Earth's premiere location for hydrothermal features. Explain why this is so and then explain the cause and form of five types of hydrothermal features found in Yellowstone

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: There are several ways to go here—geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, travertine terraces, and hot springs might be defined and assigned causes. The hydrothermal activity is accounted for by the plate traveling over a hot spot in Earth's crust placing magma close to the surface.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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