Friday, December 24, 2004

 

E8 - Is it possible to tell when the last eruption occured on Olympus Mons?.


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And what do you mean by "liquid?" This is a very doable question. I'd change it just a tad from how much to something like "where did the liquid come from, and look for sources of origin for water like rivers on Earth have.
 
So how about your question? You need to change it.
 
Our group decided to not only change our question but also change our topic. Our new topic is volcanoes. our new question is, is it possible to determine the when the last erruption on Olympus Mons occured?
 
That's quite a change! In the teleconference we went to on Monday, they said the answer to that question would probably be "no." You can discover relative ages, but not absolute.
 
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E8's experiment: Id it possible to determine when Olympus Mons last errupted?
Objective: Is it possible to determine when the last erruption on Olympus Mons occured?
Hypothesis: Yes, it is possible to find an estimate of when the last erruption occured by counting craters.
Independent Variable:Location of lava flow
Dependent Variable:Number of craters
Procedure:
1. First we have to photograph one of Olympus Mons lava flows and compare it to a picture of the valley right below Olympus Mons
2. Receive picture.
3. Count craters on the lava flow and on the valley below the lava flows.
4. Figure out which of the area is younger by determining which area has less craters.
Results: By comparing the number of craters in each picture we hope to give a rough estimate of when Olympus Mons last errupted.
 
E8's experiment: Id it possible to determine when Olympus Mons last errupted?
Objective: Is it possible to determine when the last erruption on Olympus Mons occured?
Hypothesis: Yes, it is possible to find an estimate of when the last erruption occured by counting craters.
Independent Variable:Location of lava flow
Dependent Variable:Number of craters
Procedure:
1. First we have to photograph one of Olympus Mons lava flows and compare it to a picture of the valley right below Olympus Mons
2. Receive picture.
3. Count craters on the lava flow and on the valley below the lava flows.
4. Figure out which of the area is younger by determining which area has less craters.
Results: By comparing the number of craters in each picture we hope to give a rough estimate of when Olympus Mons last errupted.
 
I corrected your independent and dependent variables on the website. Are you sure you really want to do this? Be sure you've read at least one of the crater count articles before you say "yes." Relative age is what's usually done with crater counts, not absolute.
 
our picture of Olympus Mons was number20040406
 
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