NEBRASKA WYOMING Rocky Mountain, National Park Denver UTNI COLORADO ARIZONA NEW MEXICO TEXAS riginal contact Solifluction Figure 28 Solifluction in the high country of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. The surface has gradually slipped downslope about 60 meters (200 feet). For scale, note the cars on Trail Ridge Road in the upper right. 509 solifluction lobe

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Assume that the rate of movement of the solifluction lobe in Figure is 5 centimeters per year. How many years did it take for the lobe to travel 60 meters (200 feet) downslope? _____ years

NEBRASKA
WYOMING
Rocky Mountain,
National Park
Denver
UTNI
COLORADO
ARIZONA
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
riginal contact
Solifluction
Figure 28 Solifluction in the high
country of Colorado's Rocky Mountain
National Park. The surface has gradually
slipped downslope about 60 meters (200
feet). For scale, note the cars on Trail
Ridge Road in the upper right.
509
solifluction lobe
Transcribed Image Text:NEBRASKA WYOMING Rocky Mountain, National Park Denver UTNI COLORADO ARIZONA NEW MEXICO TEXAS riginal contact Solifluction Figure 28 Solifluction in the high country of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. The surface has gradually slipped downslope about 60 meters (200 feet). For scale, note the cars on Trail Ridge Road in the upper right. 509 solifluction lobe
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