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===What are hot springs?=== | |||
Hot springs are geothermal springs that are substantially higher in temperature than the air temperature of the surrounding region. <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/272775/hot-spring "hot spring." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 26 Aug. 2008.]</ref> | |||
===Where is Yellowstone?=== | |||
Yellowstone is a U.S. National Park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It is also America's first national park; and is a home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. <ref>[http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service). 01 Aug. 2008. National Park Service. 26 Aug. 2008.]</ref> | |||
===Creation of Hot Springs=== | |||
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=What Microbes Live in Yellowstone Hot Springs?= | =What Microbes Live in Yellowstone Hot Springs?= | ||
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Revision as of 22:17, 26 August 2008
Yellowstone Hot Springs
What are hot springs?
Hot springs are geothermal springs that are substantially higher in temperature than the air temperature of the surrounding region. [1]
Where is Yellowstone?
Yellowstone is a U.S. National Park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It is also America's first national park; and is a home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. [2]
Creation of Hot Springs
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What Microbes Live in Yellowstone Hot Springs?
Thermophiles
Yellowstone Hot Spring Regions
Lower Geyser Basin
- Mushroom Springs
- Octopus Springs
Norris Geyser Basin
Unique Facts
References
Edited by [Yu-chen Chiu, Ngoc Dinh, Jenny Lee, Christina Pham, Lucas Puttock, Naon Shin], students of Rachel Larsen
