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Yellowstone Geysers and the People
Who Watch Them
Necessary Conditions for a Good Geyser
• Abundant Supply of Water
• Sufficient Heat Source
• Special Underground Plumbing
• Interested Observers
Water Supply
Heat Source
Windows into the Earth, Figure 4.5
Special Plumbing
Earth’s Dynamic Systems, Figure 13.11
How a Geyser Works
Earth’s Dynamic Systems, Figure 13.11
Lone Star Geyser
Old Faithful
Kinds of Observers
• Cute
• Intelligent
• Dumbfounded
Lone Star Geyser
Watchers
“Outstanding” Geyser Watcher
Ear Spring Geyser Watchers
Old Faithful
Help a Geyser (to be a good one)
If you can’t be a cute or an intelligent geyser watcher, at least be dumbfounded.