Assignment: Sedimentary Rocks • Resources: Ch. 8 of the text and the Clastic Sedimentary Rocks animation • View the animation at http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch12_animations/animation2.htm l • Write a 700-word paper that provides an overview of how plate tectonics affects sedimentation. Answer the following questions: o Where do sedimentary rocks originate? o How are they formed? o What are the three categories of sedimentary rocks? o What are the distinguishing characteristics between the three categories of rocks? • Post your paper as an attachment in the individual forum. • Due day 7
GLG 101 Week 7 Assignment - Deserts, Glaciers and Climate Download Here: Assignment: Deserts, Glaciers, and Climate • Resources: Ch. 13 of the text, China Desert video, and online animations • Review the following Ch. 13 video, China Desert: http://www.wiley.com/college/murck/0471747270/ngs_videos/china_desert/index.html • Review the following animations: o Types of Dunes: http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch19_animations/animation4.htm l o Glacial Landforms: http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch20_animations/glaciers.html • Compare and contrast the geological features of a desert landscape and glacial landscape. Describe at least one process that creates the resulting landforms of each.