Geology project part two
- 2. In this section…. In this part of the project we will be looking at a fault, a few weathering processes, mass wasting, erosional events, and different types of sedimentary environments. The last slide will show practical use of geology in the location that I am living in now. Enjoy!
- 3. What is a fault The definition of a fault is a break in a rock mass along which movement has occurred. The most famous or well known fault is the San Andreas Fault in California. Not all faults are as big as this one is though. I was not able to get my own pictures of the fault that I found interesting so the next slides are not my pictures, but it is still some very interesting pictures and information.
- 4. In 1952 there was a 7.7 magnitude earth quake near Bakersfield, Ca. It created the White Wolf fault which starts near Laval road exit on the I-5. It stretches about 34 miles long. This type of fault is a high angle reverse fault. The picture to the left is near bear mountain and is a vertical fracture along the fault. The second picture is of down town Bakersfield. This damage was due to an aftershock almost a month after the original earthquake.
- 5. Weathering Process Weathering is the physical breakdown and chemical alteration of rock at or near Earth’s surface. This is a very important process in Earth’s system. It is very important to us because a lot of the food we eat was freed by the weathering process. The next slide will show two different weathering processes. The first picture of the mountain side is the process of frost wedging. The second picture will be
- 6. The top picture is of mechanical weathering. The specific type is Frost Wedging. This picture was taken when I was traveling the grapevine last winter. The bottom picture is a picture of oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that occurs when electrons are lost from one element during the reaction.
- 7. Mass Wasting and Erosional Events Mass wasting is the transfer of rock and soil downslope under the influence of gravity. Erosion is the physical removal of material by mobile agents such as water, wind or ice. This is a picture of mass wasting again I got this picture on the grapevine. You can tell by the photo that pressure has made some downward slopes overtime on this hill side.
- 8. Sedimentary environments There are three different types of Sedimentary environments. Continental which are dominated by the erosion and deposition associated with streams. Marine which is divided into shallow marine and deep marine. Then there is Transitional which would be the shoreline.
- 9. This would be a This would be a This last picture transitional continental would be of a marine sedimentary sedimentary sedimentary environment. The environment. They environment. I location of this are mostly believe it would be a picture is the dominated by shallow marine shoreline of Santa streams, which is environment at that. Monica. In the what you are looking This picture was picture you see the at. taken at Morro Bay. Santa Monica Pier. Yes I do love the beach.
- 10. http://blog.photolalia.net/2008/06/east-of-oildale.html Practical use of Geology: Bakersfield This picture I didn’t take but it is of the abundant oil fields in Bakersfield. I took the picture at night because it is so beautiful then, but it didn’t come out very nice. This is a practical use of geology because oil fields are very important to how we live today. The equipment being used is taking oil from the earth so that we can use it in our everyday lives.
- 11. Tarbuck, Edward, and Lutgens, Frederick. Earth: An introduction to Physical Geology. Tenth edition. The White Wolf Fault http://www.sjvgeology.org/geology/bakersfield_eart hquake.html