Thursday, May 1, 2008
Geo Quiz Day Three Weds, May 7, 2008
Today’s Questions:
1. What is the age of the fossils from the La Brea tar pits?
2. What kinds of animal fossils did scientists find in the La Brea tar pits?
Reference help: La Brea Tar Pits Museum,
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Yesterday's Answers:
1. How does a levee protect a town?
A levee is a natural mound of dirt that is usually made by flowing water. There are man-made levees too, which are long low hills that keep water out of an area. Levees control flooding. They keep flood waters away from towns and neighborhoods.
2. Why are hot springs so hot?
The water in a hot spring is heated by 'geothermal' heat. That means heat from the Earth's interior. It gets hotter as you go deeper into the Earth's crust. Water that goes down deep in the crust gets hot from the hot rocks. Then the hot water moves back up and makes a hot spring.
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definition:
tides
clastic
dune
tar pit
Reference help: The Physical Environment Glossary,
Geologylink - Glossary
Concepts for the day! Which ones do you know?
normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, sandstone,
dune, cliff
1. How does a levee protect a town?
A levee is a natural mound of dirt that is usually made by flowing water. There are man-made levees too, which are long low hills that keep water out of an area. Levees control flooding. They keep flood waters away from towns and neighborhoods.
2. Why are hot springs so hot?
The water in a hot spring is heated by 'geothermal' heat. That means heat from the Earth's interior. It gets hotter as you go deeper into the Earth's crust. Water that goes down deep in the crust gets hot from the hot rocks. Then the hot water moves back up and makes a hot spring.
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definition:
tides
clastic
dune
tar pit
Reference help: The Physical Environment Glossary,
Geologylink - Glossary
Concepts for the day! Which ones do you know?
normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, sandstone,
dune, cliff
# posted by Mary @ 8:20 PM 
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