Describe and explain the events starting with the Esplanade Sandstone and ending with the top layer, Chinle Formation. For example, the layer below the Esplanade Sandstone is the Wescogame Formation. We know from the map key (see below) that this is a type of limestone which forms in warm, shallow seas.

If we review the changes in the landscape surrounding the great salt lake in utah we can see a change in topography. look at the area to the south of the lake. what change has occurred during the last twenty-nine years? a) erosion of the hills b) an increase in marshland c) flooding of the area and the development of wetlands d) deposition of sediments and an increase in elevation

Horizon a is also sometimes called a. topsoil b. subsoil c. bedrock d. weathered bedrock

What man-made lake was created by the building of the hoover dam?