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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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