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Greetings from America Old Faithful Geyser Yellowstone National Park.

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1 Greetings from America Old Faithful Geyser Yellowstone National Park

2 Elements of a Geyser Siliceous: made of silica (silica is used to make glass) Sinter: sediment deposited by a mineral spring Extensive: covering a large area Fracturing: breaking Permeable: allows gas or liquids to pass through

3 How many geysers are there in the world? 600 - 700 How many geysers are in Yellowstone National Park? 400 - 500

4 Water is heated by magma; steam rises from the heated water.

5 Pulses of water surge upward.

6 The surface of the pool is broken.

7 Water shoots upward and falls back to Earth.

8 Old Faithful at Night

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