- Type of hot spring, hot water and steam are ejected from the surface in a fountain.
- They are found in areas of intense volcanic activity.
1) Water is heated to above boiling point by magma deep in the crust.
2) Water is pressurised, forces its way to surface along cracks.
3) Hot water and steam spray out from vent.
- They erupt periodically- only erupt when pressure has built enough to force water out.
For example, Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park USA.
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