When writing research papers, you will also be evaluating sources as you search for information. You will need to make decisions about what to search for, where to look, and once you've found material on your topic, if it is a valid or useful source for your writing.Contributors: Dana Lynn Driscoll, Allen Brizee. Summary: Evaluating sources of information is an important step in any research activity.rint Sources: In most traditional publications, external sources of information and direct quotations are clearly marked and identified. Internet Sources: Sources the author used or referred to in the text may not be clearly indicated in an Internet source.
Task. Ojos del Salado is the highest mountain in Chile, with a peak at about 6900 meters above sea level. The Atacama Trench, just off the coast of Peru and Chile, is about 8100 meters below sea level (at its lowest point).ask. Ojos del Salado is the highest mountain in Chile, with a peak at about 6900 meters above sea level. The Atacama Trench, just off the coast of Peru and Chile, is about 8100 meters below sea level (at its lowest point).
Standing 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the U.S. state of Hawaii. However, much of the mountain is below sea level; when measured from its oceanic base, the total height difference is 10,200 m (33,500 ft).McKinleyâs base-to-peak height is only little more than half that of the 10,200 metres (33,500 ft).tanding 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the U.S. state of Hawaii. However, much of the mountain is below sea level; when measured from its oceanic base, the total height difference is 10,200 m (33,500 ft).