Answer:
The Coast Ranges are rugged, geologically young mountains formed by faulting and folding and are composed mainly of granitic rock; the northern third is glaciated. N of San Francisco the ranges are humid and thickly forested; the southern parts are dry and covered with brush and grass.
Explanation:
Answer:
In general, it is the climates (specifically temperature and its range, and the nature and availability of precipitation) that exert major influences on the geomorphic processes operating in particular zones of the land surface.
Explanation:
A steep pressure gradient produces strong winds. When we say "steep<span> horizontal </span>pressure gradient", we simply mean<span> that it's strong. </span>
<span>A larger
number indicates higher or </span>steeper<span> degree of "tilt". Often </span>slope<span> is calculated as a ratio of "rise" to
"run", or as a fraction ("rise over run") in which run is
the horizontal distance and rise is the vertical distance.</span>
<u>Answer:</u>
Earth plate moves on top of the mantle like a leaf floats on water.
<u>Explanation:</u>
- The Mantle, the layer below the Earth's crust, is majorly made up of molten Earth material, and thus, exists in the liquid form.
- The plates above the Mantle that form the Earth's crust, also known as the 'tectonic plates', float on this molten Earth material present in the Mantle.
- The plates often move to cause tremors on the Earth's surface, owing to the convection currents that are generated in the Mantle.
