GEOL1301_Assignment_Module06

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Assignment Module 6 In the assignment for this module, you will review some websites and answer questions about streams and tides. Streams Go to the website http://water.usgs.gov/streamer/web/ . Click on “Go To Map” and find the Trinity River in Dallas (zoom in). 1. From Dallas, click on the “Trace Upstream” tab, then on “Trace Report” and “Detailed Report”. What are the latitude and longitude at the point that you selected (Dallas)? 2. Through how many cities do the stream and its tributaries flow before this point (upstream)? 3. How many stream miles were traced up to this point (corresponding to the miles covered by the Trinity and all its tributaries)? 4. What is the name of the northernmost river or creek (starting at the highest latitude) of which the water eventually ends up in the Trinity River? You can zoom in on the map in the report in order to find that out. 5. Name two creeks in the vicinity of Arlington that contribute their waters to the Trinity River. 32.570, -96.575 143 1751 miles Clear Creek
6. Now click on the “Trace Downstream” tab and get a detailed report again. How many more miles does the Trinity River flow, and in which water body does it end? ° Tides The tide model that we covered in the lecture for this module is very simple. Go to the NOAA website https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_tides/tides07_cycl e s.html and read about the different tidal patterns. 7. Name the three different tidal patterns. 8. According to the map on this website, what tidal pattern is prevalent in the Gulf of Mexico? 9. Now go to the website https://www.tide-forec a st.com . Enter the following locations and indicate the tidal pattern (one of the three from your answer under 7). Please include images (screenshots) of the tidal patterns shown on the website and interpret the patterns in order to explain your answer. If you think it looks like a combination of different patterns, you can indicate that as well, but please also explain why you infer that. Bergen, Norway: Bear Creek + Fish Creek 476 miles + Gulf of Mexico Semidiurnal, mixed semidiurnal, diurnal Diurnal Semidiurnal because there are 2 high tides and 2 low tides that greatly differ in height but are the lows and highs consistently the same height
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