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1
What is the cause of the "rotten egg smell" common around geysers?
Highly pressurized steam
Sulfurous volcanic gasses
Nickel
Quartz
2
What is the biggest active geyser in the world?
Old Faithful
Norris Geyser
Steamboat Geyser
Castle Geyser
3
What are the microbes, responsible for some hot springs vivid coloration, called?
Algea
Archaea
Ameoba
4
The carbon dioxide released from the coke simulates what in the geyser eruption process?
Steam being released and causing pressure in the main column
The magma heating the water in the main column to a boil
5
What is the oldest Geyser in the world?
Old Faithful
Geysir Geyser
Grand Geyser
Strokkur Geyser
6
What are the 3 required components of a geyser?
Plumbing System, Water Supply, Heat Source
Heat Source, Boiling Point, Pressure Zone
Magma, Above-Ground Stream, Cooling Source
Cooling Source, Heating Source, Water Supply