Earth Science 7-Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Latitude/Longitude 33° 26' N/112° 1' W
Elevation 340 meters
Bodies of Water Apache Lake, Lake Pleasant, Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake
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Climate
Climate Zone
Phoenix is located in the BSk. The BSk is a dry mid latitude zone where the evaporation exceeds the precipitation. Average Rainfall.
Average Precipitation
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year
24.7 18.5 25.6 8.5 3.8 2.3 21.2 29.0 15.8 16.0 15.9 24.4 206.7 (mm)
Average Temperature
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov
Average High
19 22 24 29 34 40 42 41 37 31 24
Average Low 7 9 11 14 19 24 27 27 24 17 10
Factors with Climate
Phoenix, Arizona, has little precipitation due to the fact that the land is a desert. Because of this, the plants living in this area have to be able to handle the heat and lack of water. Some of these plants include cacti and the brittle brush
Geology
Tectonic Plate Boundary
Phoenix, Arizona, is located on the North American Plate.
Rocks that Underlay Phoenix
There are many rocks found in the Grand Canyon near Phoenix Arizona. The Grand Canyon has 9 layers of rocks The first layer is made up of Kaibab limestone that formed about 250 million years ago. The color is greyish-white and there are some fossils found in this layer. The second layer is the Toroweap formation which is mainy composed of the same rocks in the Kaibab limestone except it was formed around 255 million years ago. The third layer is the Coconino Sandstone which is about 260 million years old and contains pure quartz sand. The forth layer of the Grand Canyon is Hermit Shale which is soft and formed at a slope. This layer is easily eroded and dates to about 265 million years ago. There are many other layers such as the supai formation, redwall limestone, muav limestone, bright angel shale, and Tapeats sandstone.
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