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How is the water in hydrothermal vents heated?

The water is pressurized.
Friction heats the water as it seeps into holes and cracks on the ocean floor.
The water comes near magma chambers.
The water at the ocean bottom is hot.

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friction heats the water as it seeps into holes and cracks on the ocean floor.

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