Question
Heat from magma deep beneath the Earth's surface warms underground water, which then rises due to temperature differences. This heated water emerges naturally, creating geothermal features.
Which feature forms when water is situated over underground magma and becomes very warm?
dike
hot spring
lava plateau
mud pot
Which feature forms when water is situated over underground magma and becomes very warm?
dike
hot spring
lava plateau
mud pot
Answers
GPT-5 mini
hot spring
When groundwater sits above a magma body it is heated, becomes buoyant, and rises to the surface as a hot spring — a natural pool of warm or hot water.
When groundwater sits above a magma body it is heated, becomes buoyant, and rises to the surface as a hot spring — a natural pool of warm or hot water.