This week we will be visiting Death Valley National Park which is currently located in Easter California. This national park can be found in the Northern part of of Mojave Desert where it boards the Great Basin Desert. This geological location is said to be the hottest, driest, and lowest national park. Research shows that this national park in below-sea level basin. This area has been described as having steady drought and record levels of heat making it an extreme place to be as far as temperatures are concerned. Some other fascinating things to note about this national park is that its peaks are frosted with winter snow, and rainstorms bring wildflowers.
The geologic history has been noted to be a complexity because it involves fault activity, crustal sinking, and a touch of volcanic activity and erosion. this national park has been considered a graben by experts. A graben is an elongated block of the earth's crust lying between two faults and displaced downward relative to the blocks on either side, as in a rift valley. This formation has been credited to a slow changes that have occurred over many centuries. These geological changes have been rumored to still be foregoing changes as the mountains eroding and their remains are spilling into the valley.
Three questions that I wish to ask is:
1. What is the rock compensation? Learning about the formation of rocks is essential in discovering whether or not their breakage would be dangerous to those surrounding the area.
2. Are the volcano eruptions effusive or explosive? this is important to know because it allows one to determine safety and develop procedures and plans in case an eruption takes place.
3. What is the impact of the rainstorms on the overall climate of this park? I think this is important because it will helps us understand why or why not this space may not be habitable.
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