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Hydrothermal Vents:  ﻿﻿Hydrothermal vents are at the bottom of the ocean. Water comes out of the earth at 300F. They are caused by cracks on the bottom of the ocean floor. Cold water sinks into the cracks where it hits hot rocks. That combination makes very hot water... 300 degrees! Then, the the hot water takes out the chemicals that are detected in the rocks and they flow into the cracks of the ocean floor. The vents are mostly found in deep areas in the ocean, about 20,000 feet deep. Wow!!! These vents are amazing! This really gets me thinking about the ocean! Just to know how hot the ocean can get makes me want to research temperatures. Hydrothermal vents are really intresting! I want to research hydrothermal vents some more!