While hiking around in the deserts of Utah, your family comes across some fossils of sea shells. How can that be? There is no water for miles. Analyzing the data from the previous chapter what can you interpret about the environments of Utah?
Why do we find fossils of ocean dwelling life forms in the deserts of Utah?
What do we learn about Utah’s environmental change over long periods of time?
What was Utah’s environment like in ancient times compared with modern day Utah.
Your family decides to go hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon. As you drive up the canyon your little brother all of a sudden yells, “Why are there big dents in that rock?” Your family decides to pull over and take a closer look. Your mom thinks they look more like ripples than dents. What do you think?
How can we explain the patterns of the dents or ripples? Was there any evidence in the chapter to explain this?
How can we use the patterns as evidence to explain the environment that caused them?