Review Questions_ Modules 1-5_ SIO 16R - Geology of the National Parks - Gee [SP21].pdf

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 the environment in which ancient sediments formed? 6. How might sediments deposited in a beach environment differ from those in a coastal plain environment?Review QuestionsModules 1-5SIO 16RGeologyNational ParksGeology of the National ParksSP21