{"id":220,"date":"2021-01-09T14:42:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T19:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=220"},"modified":"2021-01-15T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T23:00:25","slug":"exercise-2-2-identifying-depositional-environments","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/chapter\/exercise-2-2-identifying-depositional-environments\/","title":{"raw":"Exercise 2.2. Identifying Depositional Environments","rendered":"Exercise 2.2. Identifying Depositional Environments"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>What To Do<\/h1>\r\nUse the knowledge you have gained from the lectures and pre-lab exercises to identify the depositional environments on the following aerial images.\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<h5>Google Earth Options<\/h5>\r\nYou can also view and explore locations in this exercise using Google Earth. If you have not used Google Earth, here is your chance to find a lab partner to work with. There are a number of ways to view the locations:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Use the .kmz file posted on Canvas to navigate to the locations.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Within Google Earth, search \u201cInuvik\u201d for Exercise 2.2A, or \u201cBrady Glacier, Alaska\u201d for Exercise 2.2B, then zoom outwards.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use the links provided in each question.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1>Exercise 2.2A. Canadian Basin, Arctic Ocean<\/h1>\r\nExamine Figure 2.3, which is a combined image showing topographic (green\/yellow=land) and bathymetric (blue=ocean) features of part of the Arctic Ocean. <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@75.66721753,-130.7324093,-1024.61633002a,5723387.34238565d,35y,358.94588676h,0t,0r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to view the location in Google Earth.\r\n\r\nWhich location (labelled A through H) corresponds to each of the following clastic environments?\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Meandering River: _____<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Delta complex: _____<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Beach: _____<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Shelf (Storm Dominant): _____<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Shelf (Tidal Dominant): _____ <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Hint: Where might currents be generated by tidal changes in ocean level?<\/em> <\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Continental Slope and Submarine Fans: _____<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Basin floor: _____<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Glacial moraines: _____<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_223\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"864\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"976\" \/><\/a> <strong>Figure 2.3 |<\/strong> Bathymetric image of the Canadian Basin of the Arctic Ocean. The red track is the track of a planned oceanographic expedition. Map source: NOAA Extended Continental Shelf Program. Click the image to view a larger version.[\/caption]\r\n<h1>Exercise 2.2B. Glacier Bay, Alaska<\/h1>\r\nFigure 2.4 shows an oblique view of Brady Glacier which is located within Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. (<a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@58.29259958,-136.58367049,23.82765546a,177202.86218064d,35y,359.13444775h,0t,0r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to view the location in Google Earth.) A number of terrestrial and transitional depositional environments have been labeled with letters on the image.\r\n\r\nWhat depositional environment corresponds to each of letters A through F?\r\n\r\nA. _________________________\r\n\r\nB. _________________________\r\n\r\nC. _________________________\r\n\r\nD. _________________________\r\n\r\nE. _________________________\r\n\r\nF. _________________________\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_226\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1525\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-226\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1525\" height=\"1000\" \/> <strong>Figure 2.4 |<\/strong> Glacier Bay, Alaska. Satellite photo: NASA Earth Observatory. Inset map: NOAA Continental Shelf Program.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #808080\"><em>Figures 2.3 and 2.4 are derived from images in the public domain.<\/em><\/span>","rendered":"<h1>What To Do<\/h1>\n<p>Use the knowledge you have gained from the lectures and pre-lab exercises to identify the depositional environments on the following aerial images.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<h5>Google Earth Options<\/h5>\n<p>You can also view and explore locations in this exercise using Google Earth. If you have not used Google Earth, here is your chance to find a lab partner to work with. There are a number of ways to view the locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the .kmz file posted on Canvas to navigate to the locations.<\/li>\n<li>Within Google Earth, search \u201cInuvik\u201d for Exercise 2.2A, or \u201cBrady Glacier, Alaska\u201d for Exercise 2.2B, then zoom outwards.<\/li>\n<li>Use the links provided in each question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Exercise 2.2A. Canadian Basin, Arctic Ocean<\/h1>\n<p>Examine Figure 2.3, which is a combined image showing topographic (green\/yellow=land) and bathymetric (blue=ocean) features of part of the Arctic Ocean. <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@75.66721753,-130.7324093,-1024.61633002a,5723387.34238565d,35y,358.94588676h,0t,0r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to view the location in Google Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Which location (labelled A through H) corresponds to each of the following clastic environments?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Meandering River: _____<\/li>\n<li>Delta complex: _____<\/li>\n<li>Beach: _____<\/li>\n<li>Shelf (Storm Dominant): _____<\/li>\n<li>Shelf (Tidal Dominant): _____ <span style=\"color: #800000\"><em>Hint: Where might currents be generated by tidal changes in ocean level?<\/em> <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Continental Slope and Submarine Fans: _____<\/li>\n<li>Basin floor: _____<\/li>\n<li>Glacial moraines: _____<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223\" style=\"width: 864px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1.png 864w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1-768x868.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1-65x73.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1-225x254.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-3-1-350x395.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 2.3 |<\/strong> Bathymetric image of the Canadian Basin of the Arctic Ocean. The red track is the track of a planned oceanographic expedition. Map source: NOAA Extended Continental Shelf Program. Click the image to view a larger version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Exercise 2.2B. Glacier Bay, Alaska<\/h1>\n<p>Figure 2.4 shows an oblique view of Brady Glacier which is located within Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. (<a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@58.29259958,-136.58367049,23.82765546a,177202.86218064d,35y,359.13444775h,0t,0r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to view the location in Google Earth.) A number of terrestrial and transitional depositional environments have been labeled with letters on the image.<\/p>\n<p>What depositional environment corresponds to each of letters A through F?<\/p>\n<p>A. _________________________<\/p>\n<p>B. _________________________<\/p>\n<p>C. _________________________<\/p>\n<p>D. _________________________<\/p>\n<p>E. _________________________<\/p>\n<p>F. _________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226\" style=\"width: 1525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1525\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4.png 1525w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4-1024x671.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4-65x43.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4-225x148.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1224\/2021\/01\/F2-4-350x230.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 2.4 |<\/strong> Glacier Bay, Alaska. Satellite photo: NASA Earth Observatory. Inset map: NOAA Continental Shelf Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><em>Figures 2.3 and 2.4 are derived from images in the public domain.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-220","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":158,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/220\/revisions\/288"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/158"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/220\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/earthhistorylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}