Transcript Diapositiva 1 - Altas capacidades

A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence
of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust.
There are geothermal hot springs all over the Earth. One of
the most known emergencies are called Geysers
In this image we can see how
infiltrated rain water is heated by the
magma located below
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Aquae Sulis was the
roman name of Bath.
Romans built a temple
in the place where
there was a hot
spring, which become
the most important
place here.
It was also known as
Aquae Calide
The temple was constructed
in 60-70 AD and the bathing
complex was gradually built
up over the next 300 years. ]
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
suggests the original Roman
baths were destroyed in the
6th century.
This is the pool where water bubbles up from the
ground at Bath
How the hot springs form at Bath
•The water fells as rain on the
nearby Mendip Hills.
• It percolates down through
limestone aquifers to a depth of
between 2-4 km where geothermal
energy raises the water
temperature.
• Under pressure, the heated water
rises to the surface along fissures
and faults
• Hot water at a temperature of 46
°C rises here at the rate of 1
million litres every day.