Question.5103 - Surficial Geologic Processes (e.g. Coastlines, Deserts, Groundwater, River Systems, Glaciers, Faults and Earthquakes etc.) - Lab Manual AssignmentDetailsHere is the Lab Manual AssignmentRead Laboratory #15 starting on page 391Do Activity 15.3Dryland Lakes of Utah: pages 409 and 410Boxes A, B, C, D, E, F1, F2, and GDo Activity 15.4Death Valley, California: pages 411 and 412Boxes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B, C, and EHow to submit your online work:Take pictures of your completed lab manual pagesClick on the Big Blue Button that says: Submit AssignmentUpload the files of your work
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Activity x What xxxxxxxx type xx feature xx the xxx Wah xxxxxx Hardpan xxx Wah xxx Valley xxxxxxx represents x remnant xx Lake xxxxxxxxxx a xxxxx prehistoric xxxxxxx lake xxxx existed xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx epoch xx Lake xxxxxxxxxx shrank xxx to xxxxxxx change xxx loss xx inflow xxxxxxxx basins xxxx Wah xxx Valley xxxx left xxxxxx Over xxxx these xxxxxx and xxxxx repeatedly xxxxxxx playas x If xxx Wah xxx Valley xxxxxxx were xx fill xxxx water xxx deep xxxxx the xxxx become xxxxxx it xxxxxxxxx to xxx northeast xxxxx the xxxx trail xxxx the xxx section xxxxxx located xxxx above xxx northeast xxx of xxx hardpan xx Fig x Show xxxx work xxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx map xxx elevation xx the xxxxxxx floor xx approximately xxxx The xxxxxxxxx of xxx overflow xxxxx near xxxxxxx where xxxxx would xxxxx to xxxx the xxxxx along xxx jeep xxxxx is xxxxxxxxxxxxx feet xx subtracting xxx elevation xx the xxxxxxx floor xxxx the xxxxxxxxx of xxx overflow xxxxx Maximum xxxx depth xx ft xxxxx Wah xxx Valley xxxxxxx could xxxx with xxxxx to x depth xx approximately xxxx before xx would xxxxxxxx to xxx northeast xxxxx the xxxx trail xxxx section x On xxx notice xxx curves xxxx resemble xxxxxxxxxxx contours xxxx as xxx one xxxxx which xxx points xxxxxxx X xxx Y xxx located xxxxx curves xxx low xxxxxxxxx terraces xxxx go xxx around xxx valley xxxx bathtub xxxxx How xx you xxxxx these xxxxxxxxx formed xxx They xxxxxx Stable xxxxx Levels xxxx Lake xxxxxxxxxx remained xx a xxxxxxxxxx stable xxxxx for xx extended xxxxxx wave xxxxxx and xxxxxxxx deposition xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx landscape xxxxx the xxxxxxxxx This xxxxxxx a xxxx bench-like xxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxx terrace xxxxxxxxxxx Climate xxxx time xxxxxxxx changes xxxx the xxx of xxx last xxx Age xxxxxx the xxxx to xxxx and xxxx repeatedly xxxx time xxx lake xxxxxx at x particular xxxxxxxxx another xxxxxxx formed xxxxxxx Ring xxxxxxxxxx As xxx lake xxxxxxx these xxxxxxxx were xxxx behind xx different xxxxxxxxxx creating xxx appearance xx bathtub xxxxx around xxx valley xxxxxxx former xxxx levels xxxxx terraces xxx former xxxxxxxxxx of xxxx Bonneville xxxxxxx by xxxx erosion xxx sediment xxxxxxxxxx during xxxxx when xxx lake xxxxx remained xxxxxx As xxx lake xxxxxxx due xx climatic xxxxxx these xxxxxxxx were xxxx behind xx progressively xxxxx elevations xxxxxxxxxx a xxxxxx of xxx lake x hydrologic xxxxxxx D xxx step-like xxxxxxxx seen xx Fig xxxxxxxxx the xxx along xxxxx points x and x are xxxxxxx are xxxxxxx shoreline xxxxxxxx formed xx the xxxxxxxx rise xxx fall xx Lake xxxxxxxxxx a xxxxxxx prehistoric xxxx that xxxx filled xxxx of xxxxxxx Utah xxx These xxxxxxxx Formed xxxx Levels xxxxxxxxxx Temporarily xxxx Lake xxxxxxxxxx remained xx a xxxxxxx level xxx a xxxx time xxxx action xxxxx the xxxxxxxxx eroded xxx valley xxxxx and xxxxxxxxx sediments xxxxxxx a xxxx bench-like xxxxxxx Changing xxxxxxx As xxx climate xxxxxxxxx dried xxx lake xxxxx dropped xx stages xxxxxx than xxx at xxxx Each xxxx the xxxx paused xxxxxx this xxxxxxx a xxx terrace xxxxxx at xxxx water xxxxx Bathtub xxxxx These xxxxxxxx appear xx curved xxxxx encircling xxx valley xxxx like xxxxxxx rings xxxxxxx former xxxxxxxxxx where xxx lake xxxx stood xxx terraces xxxxxx as xxxxxxx shorelines xx Lake xxxxxxxxxx created xx wave xxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx deposition xxxx the xxxx level xxxxxxxx stable xxx longperiods xx the xxxx gradually xxxxx and xxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxx it xxxx behind x series xx these xxxxxxxx like xxxxxxx rings xxxxxx the xxxxxx E xx the xxxxxxxxxxx map xxx a xxxx colored xxxxxx to xxxx where xxx shoreline xx ancient xxxx Bonneville xxx when xxx lake xxxxxx to xxx highest xxxxxxxxx using xxxx answer xxx part x Then xxx the xxxx pencil xx color xx the xxxx that xxxx to xx underwater x Studies xx geologists xx the xxxx Geologic xxxxxx and xxxx indicate xxxx ancient xxxx Bonneville xxxxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxx at xxxxx three xxxxx before xxxxxxx ft xxxxx years xxx ft xxxxx years xxx and xx about xxxxx ago x What xx the xxx of xxx lake xxxxx that xxx identified xx part x The xxxx level xxxxxxxxxx in xxxx D xxxx represents xxx maximum xxxxxxxxx of xxxx Bonneville xxxxx occurred xxxxxxxx before xxxxx ago xxxx before xxx Bonneville xxxxx Therefore xxx age xx this xxxx level xx approximately xxxxx ago x Modern xxxxx Salt xxxx has xx elevation xx about xx and xx ft xxxx It xxxxxxxx part xx the xxxxx basin xxxx was xxxx filled xx Lake xxxxxxxxxx How xxxx was xxxx Bonneville xx the xxxxxxx location xx the xxxxx Salt xxxx when xxxx Bonneville xxx at xxx highest xxxxx Modern xxxxx Salt xxxx elevation xxxxxxxx Great xxxx Lake xxxxx ftSo xxxxxxx elevation xx ft xxxxxxxxx Lake xxxxxxxxxx elevation xxxx part x ftDepth xx Lake xxxxxxxxxx at xxxx location xx ft xxxxxx Lake xxxxxxxxxx was xx its xxxxxxx level xx was xxxxxxxxxxxxx feet xxxx at xxx location xx the xxxxxx Great xxxx Lake x REFLECT xxxxxxx Explain xxx the xxxxxxx must xxxx changed xx Utah xxxx the xxxx years xx cause xxx fluctuations xx levels xx Lake xxxxxxxxxx investigated xxxxxxxxxx In xxxx answer xxxxxxxx the xxxxx identified xx part x and xxxxxxxxxx in xxxx today xxxxxxx Over xxx past xxxxx Utah's xxxxxxx has xxxxxxx from xxxx and xxx during xxx last xxx Age xx warmer xxx drier xxxxxxxxxx today xxxxx changes xxxxxxx snowmelt xxx precipitation xxxxx increasing xxxxxxxxxxx causing xxxx Bonneville xx shrink xxxxxxxxxxxx Periods xx climate xxxxxxxxx allowed xxx lake xx temporarily xxxxxxxxx at xxxxxxxxxx of xx ft xxx ft xxxxx s xxxxx Salt xxxx is xxx small xxxxxxx remnant xx this xxxx vast xxxx reflecting xxxxxxx arid xxxxxxxxxx in xxx region xxxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxx color xxxxxxxx fan x yellow xxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx at xxx top xxxxxxx end xx the xxx where xx extends xx into xxx canyons xx the xxxx for xxxxxxxx fans x and xx Color xxx sea xxxxx topographic xxxxxxxx blue xx both xxxxx of xxx valley x Make xx orange xxxx along xxx downhill xxxx of xxx mountain xxxxx Fig xx both xxxxx of xxx valley x What xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxx lowest xxxxx on xxx map x Notice xxx intermittent xxxxxx that xxxxxx from xxx upstream xxx of xxx alluvial xxx system x that xxx have xxxxxxx colored xxxxxx to xxx playa xx E xxx would xxx grain xxxx of xxx sediments xxxxx this xxxxxx change xx you xxxx downslope xxxx the xxxxxxx part xx the xxx up xx the xxxxxxx to xxx playa x Why xx you xxxx downslope xxxx the xxxxxxx through xxxxxxxx fan x to xxx playa xx point x the xxxxxxxx becomes xxxxxxxxxxxxx finer xxxxxxxx from xxxxxx gravel xxx boulders xxxx the xxxxxx to xxxx silt xxx clay xxxx the xxxxx This xxxxxxx because xxx energy xx the xxxxxx decreases xx it xxxxxxx out xxxxxxx down xxx losing xxx ability xx carry xxxxx particles x Carefully xxxxxxx Fig x for xxxxxxxx of xxxxxx faults xx either xx both xxxxx of xxxxx Valley xxxxx to xxx for xxxxx Draw x dark xxxxxx line xxxx a xxxxxxx pencil xx a xxxxx colored xxxxxx wherever xxx think x normal xxxxx might xxxxx the xxxxxx surface xx either xxx east xx west xxxx of xxx valley x REFLECT xxxxxxx Notice xxxx people xxxxx to xxxxx a xxxxx on xxxxxxxx fan x even xxxxxx this xxxxxx region xx dry xxxx What xx you xxxxx was xxx single xxxx important xxxxxx why xxxxx people xxxxx alluvial xxx B xxx their xxxxx instead xx one xx the xxxxx fans xxx single xxxx important xxxxxx people xxxxx to xxxxx a xxxxx on xxxxxxxx Fan x was xxxxxx because xx offered xxx most xxxxxxxx access xx water xxxxxx from xxxxxxxx runoff xx shallow xxxxxxxxxxx making xx a xxxxxxxxx location xxx sustaining xxxx and xxxxxxxxx in xx otherwise xxx regionMore Articles From Geology 1 plus a lab
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