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A geyser is a spring which – |
A. | throws water continuously |
B. | throws water intermittently |
C. | throws water and steam at regular intervals |
D. | throws only steam |
Answer» C. throws water and steam at regular intervals | |
Explanation: A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase (steam). The Word geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb itself from Old Norse. |
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