How to Use hydrothermal in a Sentence

hydrothermal

adjective
  • Thousands of years ago, hydrothermal vents fed worms deep below the ice.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The hydrothermal springs are as big of a finding as the new species of octopus.
    — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Water from rain and snow that falls on the highlands of the park feeds its hydrothermal system.
    — Mike Morris, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
  • In a park rich with hydrothermal features, these hot springs are a stunning favorite.
    — Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
  • These hydrothermal vents are fissures in the rocky core of Enceladus.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Yellowstone is home to half of the world's hydrothermal features — from hot springs to geysers.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2022
  • There are extreme forms of life on Earth that draw energy from hydrothermal vents deep under the sea, rather than from the sun.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2020
  • If active hydrothermal vents are here, they’ll likely be marked by telltale spires of carbonate.
    — James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The ground around hydrothermal areas of the park is thin and fragile, and scalding water lies just below the surface.
    — Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Volcanic rocks give up their lithium as rainwater or hot hydrothermal water leaches it out of them.
    — Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Yellowstone sits atop a labyrinth of hydrothermal plumbing, filled with heated water and steam.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • But close to the hydrothermal springs, the water is a balmy 51 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The veins are formed through hydrothermal processes, where hot, mineral-rich fluids move through cracks in the Earth's crust.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • At hydrothermal vents on Earth, the hydrogen is quickly gobbled up by microbes.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Grounds in hydrothermal areas are thin, and there is scorching water just below the surface, officials said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Ballard was also instrumental in discovering new forms of life at hydrothermal vents on the floor of the ocean.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • The study also challenges long-standing assumptions about how quickly hydrothermal iron can reach the ocean surface.
    — New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin and there is scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.
    — Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Only the hazy shimmer of escaping hot water meeting the frigid sea alerted the researchers to the hydrothermal seep.
    — Christina Larson, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • These include a groundwater sample found nearly two miles deep in a South African gold mine and at hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor.
    — Margi Murphy, Fox News, 24 May 2017
  • These microbes are often found in acid mine drainage as well as hydrothermal systems, like Laguna Caliente.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The tug causes hydrothermal activity, which warms the oceans and causes the geysers, all in the kinds of hot beds that sprouted life on Earth.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022
  • But hydrothermal vents are like the Santa Barbaras of the abyss, peaceful respites where life can be abundant and flourishing.
    — Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021
  • One of Yellowstone’s most active hydrothermal pools has exploded again, and the eruption was captured on video.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Above this shallower melt zone is the hydrothermal system where water circulates and heats up to drive places like Solfatara.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2023
  • Any gold that has formed on the crystal takes on the voltage from the quartz and acts like a magnet for additional gold particles in Earth’s hydrothermal liquid.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
  • This large number of people, combined with the park’s frequently high winds, means that personal items often are blown into the park’s hydrothermal areas.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The veins’ width and size imply that for thousands—if not millions—of years, Bennu’s parent body had a sizable amount of hydrothermal activity.
    — National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The presence of carbonate rocks, Humphris says, is an indication that there was likely, or still is, hydrothermal activity in the area.
    — James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Along the ocean floor, blistering hydrothermal vents spew streams of toxic minerals from gaps between tectonic plates, fed by the heat of magma beneath Earth's crust.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2022

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