What is formed when the magma underneath the earth's crust heats up the layer of rocks above it as well as the groundwater?

Earthquake

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Geothermal hotspot

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Hydrothermal vent

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Solution

The correct option is B Geothermal hotspot
A geothermal hotspot, commonly known as geyser or a hot spring, is formed when the surface water gradually seeps down through the ground until it meets the rock heated by magma. This heats up the water to a boiling point in no time which then reaches or erupts back on to the surface.

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Tick the correct answer.

(i) The rock which is made up of molten magma is

(a) Igneous

(b) Sedimentary

(ii) The innermost layer of the Earth is

(a) Crust

(b) Core

(iii) Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of

(a) Rocks

(b) Minerals

(iv) Rocks which contain fossils are

(a) Sedimentary rocks

(b) Metamorphic rocks

(v) The thinnest layer of the Earth is

(a) Crust

(b) Mantle

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