GEOLOGY 103 Short Wave Energy Questions

Please answer all of the following questions, each with a response that is no more than half page
in length. Your short answers should answer all parts of the question, use complete sentences,
appropriate punctuation, and be submitted as a Word (.doc or .docx) file. Alternatively, you can
submit a PDF file. Please note that .pages is not accepted and cannot be graded.
1. Please 1) describe what is meant by the terms short-wave and long-wave energy, 2)
correctly identify which is associated with the energy emitted from the Sun and the Earth,
and 3) name all the types of electromagnetic energy covered in lecture from short-wave
to long-wave.
2. Using the station model provided, please fully describe the
specific weather conditions for the location depicted by writing a
fictional weather forecast Use complete sentences in your
response.
3. The Atacama is a famous desert in South America. 1) Name and describe the three
principle climate controls of deserts (see lecture notes), and 2) identify which of these
best explains why the Atacama has an arid environment?
Use complete sentences, and justify your answer for part 2 of the question.
4. Las Vegas relies heavily on groundwater to satisfy its urban water demands. Please
describe three specific physical hazards of over pumping ground water as it relates to the
stability of an aquifer and the situation specific to Las Vegas. Please be sure to use
terminology and describe each of the processes.
5. Please 1) define both physical and chemical weathering and 2) name and define all three
examples of chemical weathering and four examples of physical weathering covered in
covered in lecture.
6. Imagine that you have the choice of purchasing a home located long a river meander.
Home A is located on the inside of the river bend, and Home B is located on the outside
of the river bend. Please select which home you should avoid purchasing because it
would be more likely to fall into the river as the meander moves over time. As part of
your answer, 1) define the terms aggradation and degradation, and 2) correctly identify
which process is associated with the inside and the outside of a river bend.