Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseChapter 8:
Mass Movements, Wind, and GlaciersWeb Links
| White Sands National Monument | | In the middle of the southern New Mexican desert is the White Sands National Monument. These massive dunes have been formed by gypsum salts. Visit this site and prepare a class presentation to explain how mass movement and wind has made such structures.
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http://www.nps.gov/whsa/
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| Mudflows | | This site, part of Volcano World, explains with pictures a step-by-step process of how mudflows caused damage after the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Use this information to design a map of the area to show the extent of the mudflow damage.
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http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/ov/ovd/ovdmf.html
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