G101/201 Name_____________________________

Make up homework Due Nov 30 or Dec 1

NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS

Answer the following questions:

1) How do climate particle size and parent material control the rate of chemical weathering?

2) How is it possible to determine how sedimentary rocks were deposited given that no human was around to observe the deposition?

Sandstone: Well sorted, well rounded sand; cross beds to 10 m high; current ripples and land mammal tracks

Use the following diagram of rock units to answer the following questions:

3) How can you account for the fact that some of the rock layers in the figure have steep slopes (limestone) whereas others have gentle slopes (shale)?

4) Give the geologic history of the area for the rock units above. Describe the land/setting that each rock unit deposited in and how sea level changed with time.