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Which of these surface features are formed because of the heating of groundwater?

Select one:
a. wells and streams
b. sinkholes and caves
c. hot springs and geysers
d. stalactites and stalagmites

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The correct option is C.
Hot springs and geysers are formed as a result of been heated up by heat from the interior of the earth. This type of heat is called geothermal heat. A hot spring refers to a spring that is produced as a result of geothermally heated water. Hot springs usually have very high temperature. Geysers is a form of hot spring and it refers to a pool of water that has seeped through a opening in the earth surface.
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