Friday, May 2, 2008
Welcome to Faults in the Field: GEO Quiz
Welcome virtual geology travelers to our GEO Quiz. Test out your geological knowledge. Give yourself ten points for every correct answer. On the final day, total your score and see how you rate as a geologist!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Geo Quiz Day 5 Friday, May 9, 2008
Today’s Questions:
1. Name four things that can cause a landslide.
2. Water can separate different sized sediments (called sorting). Does high energy water currents carry large sediments or small sediemtns? What happens as the water's energy decreases?
Reference help: Kids.Net.AU
Sedimentary Rocks
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Yesterday's Answer:
1. Here is a picture of conglomerate rock. How many different kinds of rock can you see in it?
At least five colors of rocks appear in the conglomerate - maybe more!:
2. Name 5 things you can find in a southern California Tidal pool.
There are many correct answers: starfish, anemones, urchins, barnacles, crabs, kelp and other sea plants, sea cucumbers, bryozoans, barnacles
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definition:
liquefaction
harzard
mitigation
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, GPS, geologic hazard, canyon, extension
1. Here is a picture of conglomerate rock. How many different kinds of rock can you see in it?
At least five colors of rocks appear in the conglomerate - maybe more!:
- large dark gray rock
- light yellow gray rock
- a dark brown pink rock
- creamy white rock
- a lighter brown pink rock
2. Name 5 things you can find in a southern California Tidal pool.
There are many correct answers: starfish, anemones, urchins, barnacles, crabs, kelp and other sea plants, sea cucumbers, bryozoans, barnacles
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definition:
liquefaction
harzard
mitigation
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, GPS, geologic hazard, canyon, extension
Geo Quiz Day 4 Thurs, May 8, 2008
Today’s Questions:
1. Here is a picture of conglomerate rock. How many different kinds of rock can you see in it?
2. Name 5 things you can find in a southern California Tidal pool.
Reference help: About.com
Words to Explore
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Yesterday's Answer:
1. What is the age of the fossils from the La Brea tar pits?
The La Brea tar pits trapped animals 25,000 years ago.
2. What kinds of animal fossils did scientists find in the La Brea tar pits?
Scientist have found mammoths, sabertoothed cats, dire wolves and ground sloths. Also microfossils of plants and insects have been found.
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definition:
conglomerate
tidal pool
crossbedding
deposition
Reference help: The Physical Environment Glossary,
Geologylink - Glossary
Concepts for the day! Which ones do you know?
plateform, hanging wall, composition, fragment, shore
turbidites, boulders, gravel
1. What is the age of the fossils from the La Brea tar pits?
The La Brea tar pits trapped animals 25,000 years ago.
2. What kinds of animal fossils did scientists find in the La Brea tar pits?
Scientist have found mammoths, sabertoothed cats, dire wolves and ground sloths. Also microfossils of plants and insects have been found.
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definition:
conglomerate
tidal pool
crossbedding
deposition
Reference help: The Physical Environment Glossary,
Geologylink - Glossary
Concepts for the day! Which ones do you know?
plateform, hanging wall, composition, fragment, shore
turbidites, boulders, gravel
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,
Enchanted Learning
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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
Geo Quiz Day Two Tues, May 6, 2008
Today’s Questions:
1. How does a levee protect a town?
2. Why are hot springs so hot?
Reference help: How Stuff Works
Wikipedia on Hot Springs
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Yesterday's Answers:
1. Which kind of fault happens when Earth’s crustal plates push
together? (Compression)
Answer: When the plates push together Reverse (or Thrust) faults will develop.
2. There are ten kinds of landslides. Name five of them.
Answer: There are 10 possible kinds of landslides: rotational landside, block landslide, translational landslide rock fall, debris fall, topple, debris avalanche, earth flow, creep and and lateral spread. The stud
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definitions:
hot spring
basin
sediment
oasis
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, GPS, geologic hazard, canyon, extension
1. Which kind of fault happens when Earth’s crustal plates push
together? (Compression)
Answer: When the plates push together Reverse (or Thrust) faults will develop.
2. There are ten kinds of landslides. Name five of them.
Answer: There are 10 possible kinds of landslides: rotational landside, block landslide, translational landslide rock fall, debris fall, topple, debris avalanche, earth flow, creep and and lateral spread. The stud
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY!
Write the definitions:
hot spring
basin
sediment
oasis
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, GPS, geologic hazard, canyon, extension
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 Vocabulary
Write 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
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
Click "Comments" link to submit your answers!
Check tomorrow’s blog to see if your answer is correct!
Test Your GEO Vocabulary
Write 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
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