Geology 103 Questions

Final

Please answer all of the following questions, each with a half page response. Your short answersshould answer all parts of the question, usecomplete sentences, appropriate punctuation, and besubmitted as a Word (.doc) or WordPerfect (.wpd) file. Alternatively, you can submit a PDF file.1.Please

1) describe what is meant by the terms short-wave and long-wave energy, 2) namea specific type of electromagnetic energy for each type, and 3) correctly identify which isassociated with the energy emitted from the Sun and the Earth.

2.Using the station model provided, please fully describe the weather conditions for thelocation depicted by the figure by writing a fictional weather forecastUse complete sentences in your response.

3.Las Vegas is located in a desert climate. 1) Name and describe the three principle climatecontrols of deserts (see lecture notes), and 2) identify which of these best explains whyLas Vegas has an arid environment? Use complete sentences, and justify your answer for part 2 of the question.

4.Las Vegas relies heavily on groundwater to satisfy its urban water demands. Pleasedescribe some of the hazards of over pumping ground water as it relates to the physicalenvironment and the situation of Las Vegas. Please include all of the impacts that haveoccurred in the Las Vegas valley.

5.Please 1) define both physical weathering and chemical weathering, and 2) name and define all the examples of each that was presented as part of the lecture notes and coveredin the textbook.

6.Imagine that you have the choice of purchasing a home located long a river meander. Home A is located on the inside of the river bend, and Home B is located on the outsideof the river bend. Please select which home you would purchase based solely on yourdesire for the home not to fall into the river as the meander moves over time. As part ofyour answer, 1) define the terms aggradation and degradation, and 2) correctly identifywhich process is associated with the inside and the outside of a river bend.