“Visit” Yosemite National Park using the link below (click on explore this tour remotely) and “stop” at each “fire” and “ice” speech bubble (10 each) on the map to learn about the different features of magmatism and glacial activity observed in the park.
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“Visit” Yosemite National Park using the link below (click on explore this tour remotely) and “stop” at each “fire” and “ice” speech bubble (10 each) on the map to learn about the different features of magmatism and glacial activity observed in the park. Briefly answer all the questions below. You can start your tour anywhere you like, but I recommend you start in the southernmost speech bubble on Wawona road. You can read the text or listen to the audio. Figures with figure captions accompany the text. If you click on one photo, figure captions will show at the bottom of each image going through the slide show. Enjoy your visit to Yosemite National Park!
“Fire” questions:
1. Tunnel View: How did the plutonic rocks of Yosemite National Park form? When did this happen?
2. El Capitan: What is the shape of the dark rocks that formed from magma mingling on the giant granite wall of El Capitan, which is known for its spectacular climbing? Explain how magma mingling works.
3. Half Dome view: How was Yosemite’s magma plumbing system constructed over time? What did you
learn about how much magma erupts at the surface as volcanic rock compared to the magma that gets
stuck at depth and solidifies to become plutonic rocks?
