GEOLOGY 101 Outside Assignment 5: Geological Feature on Google Earth
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Outside Assignment 5 will be due May 6. Fill out the form below. 20 points total.
Visit each of the features on Google Earth. You can copy and paste the latitude and longitude coordinates in the Search box. Then answer the questions below in your own words (I am interested in your description and interpretation, not what the internet has to say about it, so just explain what you see and you will get credit for it, even if you’re wrong!).
Location 1.
32°49’00.0″N 106°15’00.0″W
- (1 pt) Was this feature formed from an igneous or surface process?
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- (1 pt) If it was from a surface process, was it erosional or depositional?
If it was igneous, was it built from pyroclastic deposits or lava?
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- (2 pts) What is the general geological name of this feature (not the geographic name, if it has one) ?
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Location 2.
36°46’56.0″N 103°58’10.0″W
- (1 pt) Was this feature formed from an igneous or surface process?
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- (1 pt) If it was from a surface process, was it erosional or depositional?
If it was igneous, was it built from pyroclastic deposits or lava?
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- (2 pts) What is the general geological name of this feature (not the geographic name, if it has one) ?
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Location 3.
29°30’53.0″N 91°26’28.0″W
- (1 pt) Was this feature formed from an igneous or surface process?
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- (1 pt) If it was from a surface process, was it erosional or depositional?
If it was igneous, was it built from pyroclastic deposits or lava?
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- (2 pts) What is the general geological name of this feature (not the geographic name, if it has one) ?
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Location 4.
30°39’16.0″N 90°54’36.0″W
- (1 pt) Was this feature formed from an igneous or surface process?
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- (1 pt) If it was from a surface process, was it erosional or depositional?
If it was igneous, was it built from pyroclastic deposits or lava?
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- (2 pts) What is the general geological name of this feature (not the geographic name, if it has one) ?
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Location 5.
30°38’58.0″N 91°28’58.0″W
- (1 pt) Was this feature formed from an igneous or surface process?
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- (1 pt) If it was from a surface process, was it erosional or depositional?
If it was igneous, was it built from pyroclastic deposits or lava?
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- (2 pts) What is the general geological name of this feature (not the geographic name, if it has one) ?
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