The document provides questions for students to answer about evidence of plate tectonics observed at the Rio Grande Rift in New Mexico. Students are instructed to visit a website about the Rio Grande Rift and then answer questions in complete sentences, including the names of the tectonic plates whose movement led to the formation of the rift over 30 million years ago and three geologic features that have resulted from the ongoing rifting in New Mexico. Students are also asked to complete a travel log and map for their visit to Destination #2, the Rio Grande Rift.
The document provides questions for students to answer about evidence of plate tectonics observed at the Rio Grande Rift in New Mexico. Students are instructed to visit a website about the Rio Grande Rift and then answer questions in complete sentences, including the names of the tectonic plates whose movement led to the formation of the rift over 30 million years ago and three geologic features that have resulted from the ongoing rifting in New Mexico. Students are also asked to complete a travel log and map for their visit to Destination #2, the Rio Grande Rift.
The document provides questions for students to answer about evidence of plate tectonics observed at the Rio Grande Rift in New Mexico. Students are instructed to visit a website about the Rio Grande Rift and then answer questions in complete sentences, including the names of the tectonic plates whose movement led to the formation of the rift over 30 million years ago and three geologic features that have resulted from the ongoing rifting in New Mexico. Students are also asked to complete a travel log and map for their visit to Destination #2, the Rio Grande Rift.
As we conclude our study of Earths structure, processes and plate tectonics, lets travel around the world and investigate the evidence for these theories. Destination #2: New Mexico, United States of America 1. Visit the following website: http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/student/reardon3 /RIFT%20NEW2.html 2. In complete sentences, answer the following questions: a. What is another name for the Rio Grande Rift? b. What assumption is commonly made regarding the Rio Grande River? c. Where does the Rio Grande Rift start and extend to? d. What geologic time period is referred to in the Rio Grande Rifts tectonic history? e. What two tectonic plates movement set the stage for the Rio Grande Rift? f. When did the Rio Grande Rift begin to form? g. What three geologic features have directly resulted of the rifting that has occurred over the past 30 million years in New Mexico? 3. Complete your travel log and map for Destination #2.