Burgess Shale

 

The Burgess Shale is located in the Canadian Rockies.  Location where researches discovered a number of perfectly preserved Cambrian Fossils. Scientists believe these organisms were buried in an avalanche that produced an airtight pocket that prevented decay of their soft tissues. The area was once a massive reef within the Pacific Ocean. Over the ages the fossils were pushed to the surface by Tectonic Movement.The reason the site is so important is because the Cambrian fossils found here challenge Darwin's theory of evolution. Located within the rocks were fossil evidence of all the basic body plans of animals exist today. No evidence of ancestors evolving into these species exists within the pre-Cambrian fossil record. This suggests that these organisms appeared instantly. Scientists are calling this event the "Cambrian Explosion" or the Cambrian Big Bang. 

Tsunami



The term Tsunami comes from the combination of the Japanese words tsu-"harbor" and nami-"wave."
A Tsunami is a series of large violent waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of water following a large tetonic event such as an earthquake, like the one that Japan; or a volcanic eruption. They usually occur in the worlds oceans, but they have been known to also occur in large lakes. Tsunami's were first documented by the Greek historian Thucydides when he referred to it as "submarine earthquakes."


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ENB Lab #3 Assignment 2/22/11

http://soils.cals.uidaho.edu/soilorders/orders.htm
- 12 soil orders

• Cecil Soil: Predominant soil type in Georgia Piedmont

Soil type can be determined by examing the Munsell Soil Chart. The Chart reveals the soil's value, chromo, and Hue.


GA Soil Map


Soil Texture Diagram

ENB Lab Assignment #2 2/22/11

This is Sulfolobus. It is an Acidaphile: Organism's that live in highly acidic enviornments & a Thermophile: Organisims which live in extreme heat

They grow in Volcanic springs where the Ph is 2-3 and the tempeture is from 75-80 degrees celcius. Named because they were found in the Solfarta Volcano.

ENB Assignment 2/22/11

Geology:

• Igneous: Rocks that are formed from the cooling and solidification of Lava.

                                  

                             Granite                                                                  Basalt

• Metamorphic: Rock that changes from a prexisting rock called a Protolith. The Protolith is subjected to heat & pressure resulting in chemical or physical change.

           


          
                     Marble                                                                      Slate

• Sedimentary Rock: Rocks made up of loose sediment compacted & cemented together.

                       
        Limestone                                                  Sandstone

ENB Lab Assignment 2/1/11

•  Geocaching is an outdoor activity involving a GPS. People use a GPS to play a game of "hide and seek" around the world. This involves geocachers pinpointing points using latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates which contain a hidden cache site. A cache is usually a metal or plastic tube with a clue inside. 

• Global Positioning Satilite's can help enviornmental research in a variety of ways.  GPS's can help researchers track a variety of things. Researchers can use GPS's to identify trails/feeding routes of animals. They can help locate unknown areas in which researchers can use as a research site. 

GEOCACHING.COM

Lab Assignment 1/25/11

• The Institute of Artic Biology Toolik Field Station is located in the foothills of the Alaskan Brooks mountain range. It is a world renowed research station which specalizes in studying Artic Climate change. Its location allows scientists access to three major physiographic provinces of Alaska: the Brooks Range, the arctic foothills, and the arctic coastal plain

• Yellowstone National Park

• I've always wanted an Attack Liger for my house

• I want to climb Mt. Everest one day when I'm Rich