The Geysers of Yellowstone

Question 1

When tourists visit Yellowstone, they are standing on what?

Answer 1

On top of an active volcano

Question 2

Yellowstone National Park is larger than what TWO states combined?

Answer 2

Larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined

Question 3

Most of Yellowstone Park resides in what U.S. state?

Answer 3

Wyoming

Question 4

Yellowstone is the only place in the lower 48 states where wild BISON have lived for how long?

Answer 4

Since prehistoric times

Question 5

Pronghorn antelope in Yellowstone park can run up to what speeds?

Answer 5

60 mph

Question 6

Approximately how many Grizzly Bears live within the park?

Answer 6

About 3 to 600

Question 7

Yellowstone is home to more than HOW MANY of the World’s geysers?

Answer 7

213 (largest population)

Question 8

“On a yearly basis” how many earthquakes occur within Yellowstone?

Answer 8

Thousands

Question 9

Yellowstone is thought to rest on top of what is one of the largest WHAT in the world?

Answer 9

Magma Chambers

Question 10

Where does the water come from for most of the park’s hot springs, mud pots, and geysers?

Answer 10

The water comes from rain and snow melt

Question 11

Geyser is an Islandic word that means WHAT?

Answer 11

roarer

Question 12

The journey for water to erupt from a geyser may have taken how many years to emerge?

Answer 12

500 years

Question 13

How often does Old Faithful geyser erupt?

Answer 13

every 60-90 minutes

Question 14

In the southwest part of the park, how many geysers are there?

Answer 14

200 geysers

Question 15

And what is “continuously being created” here?

Answer 15

new geysers

Question 16

What smell emanates from many geysers?

Answer 16

sulfur

Question 17

Great Fountain Geyser, one of the most powerful geysers in the world, can have “GRAND ERUPTIONS” a few times a year that shoot water how high?

Answer 17

Up to 100 feet high
Grand- 200 ft

Question 18

What is the world’s largest geyser?

Answer 18

Steamboat geyser

Question 19

And how high can it send water and minerals into the air?

Answer 19

up to 400 feet into the air

Question 20

And describe its eruption frequency?

Answer 20

it is unpredictable, 4 days apart or 4 years apart

Question 21

What is the “hottest” area in the park?

Answer 21

Noris geyser bason

Question 22

In 2003, the ground temperature here quickly rose to what temp?

Answer 22

194 degrees (a thermal disturbance)

Question 23

And the ground today is still above what temperature?

Answer 23

still above 160 degrees Farenheit

Question 24

The highest documented underground temperature (some 900 feet down) here was how hot?

Answer 24

980 feet at 453 degrees Farenheit

Question 25

At Terrace Mountain hot springs, limestone accumulates here, in places, up to how much daily?

Answer 25

2 times every day

Question 26

And how long has it taken for this formation to form?

Answer 26

8,000 years

Question 27

Grand Prismatic Spring ranks how large (among hot springs) in the world?

Answer 27

3rd largest in the world

Question 28

And what creates the rainbow of colors in its water?

Answer 28

living microbes in the water