You and your friend journey to the mountain foothills to get closer to nature and escape such things as radioactivity.While bathing in the warmth of a natural hot spring she wonders aloud how the spring gets its heat.What do you tell her? You tell her that the hot water is the result of
A)industrial thermal pollution.
B)radioactivity.
C)chemical reactions involving the atomic nucleus.
D)nuclear fission.

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The heat from natural hot springs is often the result of radioactivity. The decay of radioactive elements deep within the Earth generates heat, which warms the surrounding rocks and water. This process does not involve industrial activity, chemical reactions in the traditional sense, or nuclear fission as it occurs in power plants.

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