Module 11 Running Water Lab_Quiz_ (Fall 2023) GOL 105 (E81A) - Physical Geology
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Module 11 Running Water Lab/Quiz
Due
Nov 25 at 11:59pm
Points
60
Questions
28
Available
Oct 18 at 12am - Nov 25 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
None
Allowed Attempts
3
Instructions
Module 11 Running Water Lab
Purpose
The purpose of completing this Module 11 Running Water Lab assignment is to reinforce the concepts
presented in this Module.
Directions
All the topographic maps used in the exercise are also gathered together in
this GigaPan image
(Links to an external site.)
(https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/mcmmbwGWMQrI7E88?
x1=12401.50&y1=-2132.00&res1=18.16&rot1=0.00)
. We recommend using the GigaPan image to
answer all the lab questions, since in a few cases specific areas of the maps are
highlighted/outlined in black boxes.
Always remember that when you adjust the magnification
of a GigaPan map, you are also altering the horizontal scale bar!
If for some reason the
GigaPan map collection is giving you trouble, then you may go to the individual PDFs of the
USGS topo maps linked below.
The lab assignment contains references to these individual topographic maps
East Brownsville, Texas
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274092/download?
wrap=1)
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274092/download?download_frd=1)
Paw Paw, West Virginia
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274102/download?wrap=1)
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274102/download?download_frd=1)
Waldron, Arkansas
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274070/download?wrap=1)
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274070/download?download_frd=1)
Red Leaf, Arkansas
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274076/download?wrap=1)
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274076/download?download_frd=1)
Lake Scott, Kansas
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274096/download?wrap=1)
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274096/download?download_frd=1)
Ennis, Montana
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274108/download?wrap=1)
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274108/download?download_frd=1)
, and adjacent
Fan Mountain, Montana
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274374/download?wrap=1)
(https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/561798/files/147274374/download?download_frd=1)
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Attempt 1
18 minutes
32 out of 60 *
Note: two different contour intervals exist on these two related maps
Finally, this comparison image will be useful for answering questions about what stage of river
landscape evolution you are observing on the maps:
Complete the activity, entering your answers using the Module 11 Running Water Lab link.
There is no time limit.
You have up to three attempts to complete the assignment, but you must complete the entire
assignment and submit it each time. The highest grade will be recorded in Grades.
Grading
Your assignment will be graded according to how many answers you get correct on the lab. There are 60
possible points, including two short "essay" questions and many multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank
questions.
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Answers will be shown after your last attempt
Score for this attempt:
32
out of 60 *
Submitted Nov 25 at 11:48pm
This attempt took 18 minutes.
2 / 2 pts
Question 1
Map of East Brownsville, TX:
What stage of fluvial landscape development
is shown on this map?
youth
maturity
old age
rejuvenation
2 / 2 pts
Question 2
Map of East Brownsville, TX: Why does the USA-Mexico boundary (
i.e.
,
the Rio Grande river) frequently change position?
Because the river meanders from side to side.
Because politicians redraw the border frequently.
Because the river avulses (changes its position) from one braided channel
to another.
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Because the oxbow lakes migrate closer and closer to the main river
channel over time.
0 / 2 pts
Question 3
Incorrect
Incorrect
Map of East Brownsville, TX:
Would this international boundary be more,
or less stable (in terms of its physical position on the landscape), if base
level was to drop?
Less stable. Base level drop would lead to increased meandering.
Less stable. Base level drop would flood the entire region.
More stable. Base level drop would lead to an increase in oxbow lakes in
the region.
More stable. Base level drop would cause the river to incise, locking it in
place on the landscape.
2 / 2 pts
Question 4
Map of Paw Paw, WV (+MD): What channel type is shown here?
straight
meandering
sinuous
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braided
0 / 2 pts
Question 5
Incorrect
Incorrect
Map of Paw Paw, WV (+MD):
What stage of fluvial landscape
development is shown on this map?
youth
maturity
old age
rejuvenation
0 / 2 pts
Question 6
Incorrect
Incorrect
Map of Paw Paw, WV (+MD):
Why are there no oxbow lakes associated
with the meanders developed here? (Hint: note the magnitude of the
elevation contours)
Weird; an old age river system it should have oxbows... I don't get it.
The rejuvenation has incised the river, "entrenching" the meanders into
bedrock. They are no longer moving side to side over time.
This river is too young to have yet developed any oxbows.
This isn't a natural river pattern, but a human-constructed river channel
shape.
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2 / 2 pts
Question 7
Map of Waldron, AR:
The rings of bedrock in this region are composed of
alternating layers of mudstone and quartz-rich sandstone. Which one
makes up the
ridges
(not the valleys)?
mudstone
quartz-rich sandstone
granite
schist
0 / 2 pts
Question 8
Incorrect
Incorrect
Map of Waldron, AR:
The rings of bedrock in this region are composed of
alternating layers of mudstone and quartz-rich sandstone. Which one
makes up the
valleys
(not the ridges)?
mudstone
quartz-rich sandstone
granite
schist
0 / 2 pts
Question 9
Incorrect
Incorrect
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