Geology Question As you research groundwater as your topic, I would like you to consider the following questions: 1) What is the history that has led to our current understanding of the topic you are researching? 2) Who are the main players involved in this research? -In other words, who were the scientists involved in […]

#7 How does soil form? How is soil degraded (lost or sapped of nutrients)? How do the events that occurred during the “Dust Bowl” relate to this? #9 What controls the grain size, grain shape, and sorting of grains by size in a sedimentary rock? What are the generalizations or rules that can be stated […]

#3 Discuss the process and timing of the buildup of oxygen (O2) in the Earth’s atmosphere. Why is O2 an unusual gas to find in a planet’s atmosphere? #5 How did the first continental crust form? Discuss in detail. #10 Discuss the evolution of tetrapods. Define what a tetrapod is and then outline the timing […]

Hello I have Physical Geology Lab [Figure 1 questions] #1) The Earth’s surface is not smooth. Identify on the map the highest highs and the lowest lows. What geologic processes do you think causes these features? #2) Which portions of the map contain the youngest and the oldest crust? Explain your answer [Figure 2 questions] […]

PSU Geology Sandstones Water & Glaciers Questions Fill in the blank Options (not all will be used): Sandstone, Shale, Colorado Plateau, Pocono Plateau, Calcium Carbonate, Ceiling, Ground, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, springs, rivers, permafrost, 50ft, 100ft, 150 ft, “U”, “V”, 5,000 years, 10,000 years, 90,000 years) ? _______ are rocks made from Sands ? _______ […]

WCU Geological Geological Features that Affect the Weather Questions Options (not all will be used) (75%, 90%, 85%, Obduction, Great Smokey Mountain National Park, New River Gorge National Park, metamorphic rock, 3 degrees/1000ft, igneous rock, 1 degree/1000ft, 5 degrees/1000ft, Isostasy, Great Sequoia Sempervirens, less, more, the same, Subduction, ) Iceberg ratio is ____90%___below the water […]

Geology Journal Springs What are the causes of hot-springs in Hot Springs National Park and Yellowstone National Park? What is the geologic setting? What is the source of the heat? What kind of rocks are found at each setting and why? What is the geologic setting of the hot springs in the biblical towns of […]

Regional Metamorphism and Contact Metamorphism Discussion Compare and contrast regional metamorphism and contact metamorphism. Be sure to describe the differences in the spatial occurrence of the rocks and the timing of their metamorphism in relation to adjacent rocks. #8 (Modified) Draw the three principle types of unconformities: angular unconformity, disconformity, and nonconformity. Next to each […]

CSULA Artesian Water and Spring Water Quality Discussion Questions #6 Is artesian water better than spring water when it comes to the quality of a bottled water? What is the geologic difference between these two types of water? What are the pros and cons of drinking bottled water? #8 Which would be most likely to […]

Geology discussion What shoreline or wave processes do you find most interesting and important and why? Be able to clearly define the process and why it may be the most importance over others.