The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth’s surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called

The correct answer is: B. geyser

A geyser is a type of hot spring that erupts periodically, ejecting a column of hot water and steam into the air. Geysers form when groundwater heated by magma rises through cracks in the Earth’s crust. The water is superheated, meaning that it is hotter than its boiling point. When the pressure is released, the water and steam erupt.

Craters are bowl-shaped depressions in the Earth’s surface that are formed by volcanic eruptions. Hot springs are natural springs of water that are heated by magma or geothermal energy. Volcanoes are mountains or other landforms that are formed when magma erupts from the Earth’s crust.