Open the Oxbow Bend panorama (Links to an external site.) (either in Google Earth or via the webpage. You can zoom in an
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:34 pm
Open the Oxbow Bend panorama (Links to an external site.)(either in Google Earth or via the webpage. You can zoom in and outof the pan as needed. (Click 'Exit Photo' to return to the regularGoogle Earth view).
Consider the processes of erosion and deposition you observed inQuestion 1: what evidence of these processes can you find in thepanorama?
Describe the Snake River plain as seen in the pan: the riverplain extends from the foreground out to the base of the Tetons inthe distance.
Examine the river plain to determine if any river terraces arepresent. Describe the terraces you observe (size, how they likelyformed), or suggest an explanation for why there are no terracespresent.
Consider the processes of erosion and deposition you observed inQuestion 1: what evidence of these processes can you find in thepanorama?
Describe the Snake River plain as seen in the pan: the riverplain extends from the foreground out to the base of the Tetons inthe distance.
Examine the river plain to determine if any river terraces arepresent. Describe the terraces you observe (size, how they likelyformed), or suggest an explanation for why there are no terracespresent.