(Solved): 1. Search for "Stone Mountain Park, Georgia" and zoom into \( \sim 10,000 \) feet eye altitude. Wha ...

1. Search for "Stone Mountain Park, Georgia" and zoom into \( \sim 10,000 \) feet eye altitude. What is the latitude of the top of the mountain? Use the green-roofed buildings as reference points for the top and location questions that follow. 9. \( 3^{\circ} 48^{\prime} 20^{\prime \prime} \mathrm{N} \) b. \( 32^{\circ} 48^{\prime} \mathrm{S} \) c. \( 84^{\circ} 08^{\prime} 43^{\prime \prime} E \) d. \( 84^{\circ} 08^{\prime} 43^{*} \mathrm{~W} \) 2. What is the longitude of Stone Mountain? a. \( 33^{\circ} 48^{\prime} 20^{\prime \prime} \mathrm{N} \) b. \( 32^{\circ} 48^{\prime} \mathrm{S} \) c. \( 84^{\circ} 08^{\prime} 43^{\prime \prime} \mathrm{E} \) (d) \( 4^{\circ} 08^{\prime} 43^{\prime \prime W} \) 3. Locate the lake to the east, between Stone Mountain and a golf course. What is the elevation of the lake in feet? a. 800 feet b. 841 feet 2833 feet d. 892 feet 4. Using the Ruler tool/Polygon setting, measure the area of granite exposed at Stone Mt., in square miles. The white areas of the park are granite, and easily seen everywhere except on the NW side, where you can estimate its location among the trees. a. \( \sim 2.29 \) sq. mi. b. \( \sim .73 \mathrm{sq} . \mathrm{mi} \). c. \( \sim 1 \) sq. mi. d. \( \sim .28 \) sq. \( \mathrm{mi} \). 5. Using the Ruler/Polygon setting, what is the perimeter of the area you just measured - the distance around the base of the mountain? a. \( -4.1 \mathrm{mi} \). b. less than \( 3 \mathrm{mi} \). c. \( \sim 3.83 \mathrm{mi} \). d. \( \sim 3.25 \mathrm{mi} \). 6. Now find the parking lot and trailhead on the NW side of Stone Mt. What is the bearing from the start of the walking trail up the mountain to the buildings at the top? a. \( 32^{\circ} \) b. \( 77^{\circ} \) c. \( 112^{\circ} \) d. \( 292^{\circ} \) 8. How far is this distance in kilometers? a. \( 0.5 \) kilometers b. \( 0.9 \) kilometers c. \( 1.6 \) kilometers d. \( 1.9 \) kilometers 9. Overall, would you be walking uphill or downhill? a. No change in elevation b. Slightly uphill c. Slightly downhill 10. How much does the elevation change in feet? a. 56 feet b. 106 feet c. 256 feet d. 556 feet 11. What is the gradient of your walk? a, \( -0.003 \) b. \( -0.05 \) c. \( \sim 0.1 \) d. \( \sim 1 \) 12. Examine the Yellowstone hotspot volcanic fields in Figure 3. Based on the ages of the volcanic fields, in which direction is the North American plate moving? a. northeast b. southwest c. northwest d. southeast 13. Using Google Earth, locate the Yellowstone Caldera in northwest Wyoming (search for \( 444360 \mathrm{~N} \), \( 1104160 \mathrm{~W} \) - you can mark this spot with a placemark using the yellow pushpin along the top bar). Now search for the McDermitt volcanic field by searching for \( 41511 \mathrm{~N}, 118212 \mathrm{~W} \). Also put a lacemark here. Using the measure tool, determine the distance between these 2 locations in centimeters, What is this distance? a. \( 41511 \mathrm{~N} 118212 \mathrm{~W} \) b. \( 423148 \mathrm{~N} 1062543 \mathrm{~W} \) c. \( 514549 \mathrm{~N}_{117} 1008 \mathrm{~W} \) d. \( 444360 \mathrm{~N} 1104160 \mathrm{~W} \) 16. Calculate the density of each of the 4 rocks in Figure 5. The rock that most closely resembles the composition of continental plates based on the description in the previous section is: a. A b. B c. C d. D 17. Based on the choice you made for question 16, what is the density of the rocks that make up continental plates? a. \( 2.11 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) b. \( 2.75 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) c. \( 2.99 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) d. \( 0.5 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) 18. The rock that most closely resembles the composition of oceanic plates based on the description in the previous section is: a. \( \mathrm{A} \) b. B c. C d. D 19. Based on the choice you made for question 18, what is the density of the rocks that make up oceanic plates? a. \( 2.11 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) b. \( 2.75 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) c. \( 2.99 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) d. \( 0.5 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} \) 20. According to the geothermal gradient, rocks buried \( 60 \mathrm{~km} \) beneath the surface would normally be at what temperature? At \( 60 \mathrm{~km} \) depth, rocks will be heated to about degrees Celsius a. 1500 b. 1125 c. 1000 d. 750 21. According to the geothermal gradient, rocks at 750 degrees Celsius will be buried how deep? At 750 degrees Celsius, rocks will be buried to about \( \mathrm{km} \) depth a. 8 b. \( 12.5 \) c. 20 d. 25 22. What happens when the lithosphere at point \( \mathrm{X} \) is heated to \( 1750^{\circ} \mathrm{C} \) ? a. starts to melt b. starts to crystallize c. no change 23. At which of the following depths will the dry mantle rock at point \( \mathrm{X} \) begin to melt if its temperature remains the same? a. \( 45 \mathrm{~km} \) b. \( 55 \mathrm{~km} \) c. \( 75 \mathrm{~km} \) d. \( 10 \mathrm{~km} \) 24. Type "19 \( 5710.35 S 752346.24 W^{\prime \prime} \) into the Google Earth Pro Search bar and zoom out to \( \sim 1,000 \) miles. What type of tectonic plates are present? acean-Continent b. Ocean-Ocean c. Continent-Continent.