Thursday, May 1, 2008
GEO Quiz Day One: May 5, 2008
Today’s Questions:1. Which kind of fault happens when Earth’s crustal plates push
together? (Compression) (10 Points)
2. There are ten kinds of landslides. Name five of them. (10 Points)
Reference help: USGS Landslide Types and Processes
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Test Your GEO VocabularyWrite the definition:
landslide
alluvial fan
levee
scarp
Reference help: The Physical Environment Glossary,
Geologylink - Glossary
Concepts for the Day! Which ones do you know?
types of faults, types of landslide, effects of mountains, debris flow, levees, monsoon, alluvial terraces, evidence of earthquakes, fault step-overs, alluvial terrace risers, slip rate, offset terraces, geologic hazard, canyon, extension, compression
# posted by Susan Flanigan @ 9:33 AM 
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Hi Susan :) I hike on (in?) an alluvial fan frequently at The Living Desert (Palm Desert/Indian Wells; www.livingdesert.org) The fan shape exists because water has pushed out of a canyon large boulders/rocks (and smaller earth debris) spreading out across the desert floor. At the Living Desert, two Alluvial fans join together and create a "bajada", a Spanish word meaning slope; the j behaves as an h. You may want to check the local history museum site:www.coachellavalleymuseum.org
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