Boiling mud pools

Question 1

What is a boiling mud pool?

Answer 1

Another type of hot spring

Question 2

Where do boiling mud pools form?

Answer 2

Areas with very fine-grained soil (soil rich in clay or volcanic ash). The hot spring water mixes with the soil to create a hot muddy pool

Question 3

What do boiling mud pools sometimes contain?

Answer 3

Brightly-coloured mud because of minerals deposited b the hot water. Iran and sulphur-rich minerals can create purple, orange and yellow colours

Question 4

Give 2 example of boiling mud pools

Answer 4

Yellowstone National Park (USA) and Iceland