Check the box next to the “Lone Pine Fault” folder and doubl…
Check the box next to the “Lone Pine Fault” folder and double click to fly there. Zoom in a bit to better see the fault scarp where the placemarks are. The scarp is slightly darker gray than its surroundings. The red line illustrates the base of the scarp. Based on the locations of the “Hanging wall” and “Footwall” placemarks, what type of fault is this?
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Check the “Yucatan, Mexico” folder and double click to fly there. Inspect the area highlighted in the “Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico” Image overlay. As well as the “Drill Core M0077A” placemark (click its name to view two images representing important finds within the core at ~65 Mya). Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the data at this location:
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Check the box next to the “Canyonlands” placemark. Double click to fly there. We can see three distinct layers in this valley (a gray-base, pink-middle, and light tan-top). Match the geologic principle to a fact it tells about this landscape:
Read DetailsFly to “Moenkopi/Chinle Formation, Virgin Utah”. Two formati…
Fly to “Moenkopi/Chinle Formation, Virgin Utah”. Two formations, the Moenkopi (Early-mid Triassic) and the Chinle (Late Triassic), make up the majority of Triassic deposits in the midwest. Explore the photos in the area and click the name of the placemark to see three images. The first rock sample is from the Moenkopi formation and is a very fine-grained clastic rock; the second is from the lower Chinle formation and is made of pebbles and cobbles. What is the rock type sampled from the Moenkopi formation?
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