Overview
I'm working on a geology writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
1. Erosion by the Colorado River cut the Grand Canyon and made it deep. How was the canyon widened?
2. What was left behind after ancient Lake Bonneville dried up?
3. What is Deposition?
4. According to the video, what are the 3 main factors that determine how much weathering takes place?
5. Does more exposed surface area lead to faster or slower weathering of a rock?
6. Water seeping into the cracks turns the exposed rock edges into what?
https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=E1400D...
7. Why is the sediment in a Conglomerate rounded and smooth?
8. According to the video, Sedimentary Rocks are the only type of rock that can contain what?
9. What mineral gives the rocks of Bryce Canyon their orange colour?
10. According to the video, the sandstone cliffs in Zion National Park started out as what?
11. What is released into the atmosphere when permafrost melts?
12. Explain the difference between Contact Metamorphism and Regional Metamorphism.
13. In addition to temperature and pressure, what are the other 3 main factors that control Metamorphic Processes? (From the reading)
14. In terms of Foliation, how are Gneiss and Marble different?
15. In terms of the Rock Cycle, Describe how Sediment on the surface of the Earth can change into Metamorphic Rock in the Crust. (From the reading)