Article Questions

• What are some natural factors causing mudslides in Guatemala
  earthquakes, hurricanes, heavy rains
  
  What are some human factors causing mudslides in Guatemala?
  People cutting down too many trees. This leaves big openings for the mud to pass through.
  
  What is being done to help reduce mudslides and mudslide damage?
  People are being educated about the dangers of cutting down the trees and learning how keeping them would help the chances of mudslides happening. People are also going to stop cutting the trees down.

Mass Movement

Mudslide:

'the rapid downward movement of a large quantity of saturated earth' Mudslides are often caused by volcanic activity, earthquakes, fires, and even humans mismanaging land.

1/14/11 Blog

1) What do you think the global average temperature is?
-I think it would probably be around 40-50 degrees because there aren't may hot places besides the equator. Plus you have to consider all of the seasons in each place.

2) How much do you think the average global temperature has increased over the past 100 years?
-I think it has risen a few degrees, about 10 at the most. I doubt it's really that much.

3) How hot/cold do you think the earth has ever been?
- I think the earth has reached 80, I'm not really sure why though. Just a wild guess. And maybe about, 20-30 for coldest.

4) I am not concerned about global warming, if nothing has happened by now then it most likely won't.

Fossil Fuel

Coal is formed when plants die and decompose into swampy areas. Eventually there is many layers forming a material called peat. Seas and great rivers cause deposits of sand, clay and other mineral matter to accumulate, which covers the peat. Sedimentary rocks were formed, and the pressure caused by their weight squeezed water from the peat. The heat associated with it gradually changed the material to coal.

Dante's Peak

-Dante's Peak is not real
-They drove over fire, and their tires didn't melt
-They outran lava, and a pyroclastic flow
-The boat wouldn't have lasted that long in the acid

-The fact it was dark in the day time
-It's correct grandmother would have died if she went in the acid
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Fossils

This would be original remains because the actual tissue of the bugs are reserved inside the amber.



This would be a Trace Fossil because it's formed from mold and cast process. It's indirect evidence of life.

3-1-6-2-4-5

3 is first because it is an intrusion and has gone through many layers.
1 is next because it is at the very top and would be the closest to 3.
6 is after because it's right below 1.
2 would follow because it's another intrusion.
4 comes along next.
and 5 is last.