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Name several geological features in California and tell what caused them?
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∙ 13y ago
Mountains
- Amargosa Range
- Avawatz Mountains
- Bullion Mountains
- Cascade Range
- Central Coast Ranges
- Chocolate Mountains
- Diamond Mountains
- Gabilan Range
- Inyo Mountains
- Klamath Mountains
- La Cumbra Mountains
- Lassen Peak
- Little San Bernardino Mountains
- Mt Whitney
- Mt. Diablo Range
- Mt. Shasta
- North Coast Ranges
- Panamint Range
- Peninsular Ranges
- Providence Mountains
- San Bernardino Mountains
- San Gabriel Mountains
- San Jacinto Mountains
- San Rafael Mountains
- Santa Ana Mountains
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Santa Lucia Mountains
- Santa Monica Mountains
- Santa Rosa Mountains
- Santa Ynez Mountains
- Siskiyou Mountains
- South Fork Mountains
- Sutter Buttes
- Tehachapi Mountains
- Transverse Ranges
- White Mountains
Islands
- San Clemente Island
- San Miguel Island
- San Nicolas Island
- Santa Catalina Island
- Santa Cruz Island
- Santa Rosa Island
Water Bodies
- Goose Lake
- Lake Tahoe
- Mono Lake
- Monterey Bay
- Owens Lake
- Salton Sea
- Santa Barbara Channel
Valleys and Plains
- Carrizo Plain
- Death Valley
- Imperial Valley
- L.A. Basin
- Modoc Plateau
- Mojave Desert
- Mojave Valley
- Napa Valley
- Owens Valley
- Pajaro Valley
- Panamint Valley
- Sacramento Valley
- Salinas Valley
- San Fernando Valley
- San Joaquin Valley
- Santa Ana Basin
- Santa Clara Valley
- Santa Maria Valley
- Shasta Valley
- Sierra Valley
- Surprise Valley
- Warner Range
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe several geological features are:Faults, Volcanoes, Mountain Ranges, and basins.
Fauts-caused by plates slipping
Volcanoes-subduction or weak spots in Earth's crust
Mountain Ranges-plate movement
Basins-when the crust bends up or down
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∙ 12y agoMt. Shasta, Mt. Whitney, Lake Tahoe (half of it), the San Andreas fault, the San Jacinto fault, the islands just offshore, and the entire coastline. There are many alluvial fans and several alluvial plains.
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∙ 9y agoCalifornia has a variety of terrain and land forms. Some popular land forms in California are the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the Redwood Forrest.
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∙ 15y agoIn sacromento!!
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How long did the features that form of California's landscape caused by plate movement take to form?
Millions of years
What is caused by pressure from a large-scale geological event?
Usually this will result in an earthquake, as the pressure releases.
Would an earthquake support the principle of uniformitarianism or the principle of catastrophism?
An earthquake would support the principle of catastrophism. The principle of catastrophism suggests that significant geological events, such as earthquakes, are caused by sudden, violent forces. This is in contrast to uniformitarianism, which argues that geological processes occur gradually over long periods of time.
What features of the seafloor are caused by turbidity currents?
submarine canyons
What caused the major features of Tennessee's landscape?
Plate tectonics
How long did the features that form of California's landscape caused by plate movement take to form?
Millions of years
Is a tornado caused by geological events?
No. Tornadoes are caused by meteorologic (weather) events.
What were Mars' channels caused by?
Ancient water flows and past geological activity.
Which geological feature is caused primarily by chemical weathering?
large caves in limestone bedrock
What is the Study of features caused by living organisms caused?
ecology
What is caused by pressure from a large-scale geological event?
Usually this will result in an earthquake, as the pressure releases.
Does floods have weather geological or human cause?
it's manly caused by weather from HEAVY rainfall
What of these features is caused by erosion?
river deltas
Are the forces that made the Old Man in the Mountain fall a threat to the San Jacinto?
The "Old Man of the Mountain" was a rock formation in New Hampshire, USA, that bore a profile resembling an elderly man's face. It became a well-known symbol of the state. However, in May 2003, the formation collapsed due to the natural forces of erosion and weathering. The primary contributing factors to its collapse were the freeze-thaw cycles that weakened the rocks, causing the collapse of the iconic profile. San Jacinto, on the other hand, refers to several places, including the San Jacinto Mountains in California and the San Jacinto Fault Zone, which is a major geological fault in Southern California. These geological features are subject to natural geological processes, including tectonic plate movement, which can lead to earthquakes. The forces that caused the Old Man of the Mountain to fall are related to weathering and erosion, which are different from the tectonic forces responsible for earthquakes. While both involve natural geological processes, they are distinct phenomena. The forces that caused the Old Man of the Mountain to collapse are not directly relevant to the seismic activity or potential threats related to the San Jacinto Fault Zone in California. The risk factors and threats to areas near the San Jacinto Fault Zone are primarily related to seismic activity and earthquakes, rather than the weathering and erosion processes that affected the Old Man of the Mountain.
What caused MySpace?
After the 2002 launch of friendster, several eUniverse employees with Friendster accounts saw its potential and decided to mimic the more popular features of the social networking website
Is a wildfire geological?
No. Wildfires are combustion, which is a chemical process. In terms of cause, most wildfires are caused by lightning (weather) or by humans.
Would an earthquake support the principle of uniformitarianism or the principle of catastrophism?
An earthquake would support the principle of catastrophism. The principle of catastrophism suggests that significant geological events, such as earthquakes, are caused by sudden, violent forces. This is in contrast to uniformitarianism, which argues that geological processes occur gradually over long periods of time.
