Joshua Tree National Park: Post Field Trip Questions

This assignment is available for those who participated in the field trip. If you did not attend the field trip, you cannot earn credit for this assignment.

Instructions

After completing all of the pre-field trip assignments and participating in the field trip, you should be ready to answer the question in this quiz. If uncertain, review or contact me for guidance.

Read each question carefully and choose or compose the best answer. As always, all work must be your own. Academic integrity is expected. You have two attempts and no time limit. 

Note: If you need extra support in accessing any items in this quiz, please notify me via email right away so I can offer you an alternative.

Learning Objectives

Geol 101 Course SLOs

• Students can describe the role weathering, mass wasting, and erosion play in shaping Earth's surface and can provide and/or identify examples of each of these processes
• Students can differentiate between constructive and destructive geologic processes, are able to explain the energy driving these processes, and can identify examples of each

Field Trip-Specific Learning Objectives 

• Name the type, and the specific name of the plate boundary crossed to get to JTree
• Identify phaneritic (coarse-grained) igneous rock texture in the field
• Identify granite in the field
• Identify common igneous minerals in rock samples in the field
• Identify foliation and metamorphic rocks in the field
• Distinguish between igneous and metamorphic rocks in the field
• Identify spheroidal weathering in the field
• Explain the process of spheroidal weathering and how it contributes to the look of the JTree landscape
• Identify veins and explain how and when they form
• Use linear landforms, such as the Indio Hills, to locate faults, like the San Andreas
• Identify a roof pendant and explain or illustrate the structural relationship to the batholith
• Identify common desert landforms, including inselbergs, alluvial fans, and pediments