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ENVS 1060 Introduction to Geology1. Parks of the Colorado Plateau are all part of the same geologic province. What features do these parks share that justifies grouping them together? 2. What characteristic(s) of sedimentary rocks allow them to be distinguished from igneous or metamorphic rocks? 3. How do biochemical sediments differ from clastic sediments? 4. What is involved in transforming sediments into sedimentary rock? 5. What is meant by the term actualism and how does it help interpret t...

ENVS 1060 Introduction to Geology1. Parks of the Colorado Plateau are all part of the same geologic province. What features do these parks share that justifies grouping them together? 2. What characteristic(s) of sedimentary rocks allow them to be distinguished from igneous or metamorphic rocks? 3. How do biochemical sediments differ from clastic sediments? 4. What is involved in transforming sediments into sedimentary rock? 5. What is meant by the term actualism and how does it help interpret t...

Review Questions & AwnsersModules 6-10SIO 16RGeology of the National Parksrocksrock formation processrock featuresThe Sierra Nevada range slopes gradually up from the Great Valley to the highest peaks on the east side of the range. What accounts for this asymmetric topography? 2. The rocks exposed in Yosemite National Park are primarily granitic intrusive rocks that are part of the Sierra Nevada batholith. In what general tectonic setting were these rocks formed? 3. The granitic rocks of Yos...

Review Questions & AwnsersModules 6-10SIO 16RGeology of the National Parksrocksrock formation processThe Sierra Nevada range slopes gradually up from the Great Valley to the highest peaks on the east side of the range. What accounts for this asymmetric topography? 2. The rocks exposed in Yosemite National Park are primarily granitic intrusive rocks that are part of the Sierra Nevada batholith. In what general tectonic setting were these rocks formed? 3. The granitic rocks of Yosemite are tho...