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Elevation: 227.7 meters Latitude: 42° 34’’ 39’N
Longitude: 73° 57’ 57’’W
Activities
1) Write a description of the five rock samples provided in the kit. Focus on size,
shape, texture, color, and any unique features of the rock sample.
Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 Sample 4 Sample 5
2) Identify what agent of erosion (Water, Wind, or Glacier) deposited the following soil
samples:
Sample #1 -
Sample # 2-
Sample #3-
Sample #4-
Sample #5-
3) Referring to the vocabulary words for “till” and “transported soil”, what explains the
diverse origins of rock samples located in June’s Gravel Pit?
4) Looking at pictures from the Field Study Site in Clarksville determine what agent of
erosion (water, wind, or glacier) deposited the sediments in different parts of June’s
Gravel Pit.
Gravel Pit Location #1-
Gravel Pit Location #2-
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