Physical+Processes





The San Andreas fault is the biggest fault in California stretching across the state. It is more than 800 miles long and is at least 10 miles deep into the earth. Faults play a major role in California's geography because these faults have earthquakes that have shaped the numerous mountain ranges in our state.

[|San Andreas Fault USGS]

Another physical process that can occur in California is the weather. We often can experience winds and damaging rain storms that ruin coastlines and areas all throughout the state of California. Landslides are mainly caused from poor soil conditions.



This image was recently taken in San Pedro, on November 14th, where a slow-moving landslide is exposing cracks and dumping concrete into the ocean below.



This was a photo taken on the same stretch in San Pedro on Sunday, November 20th, where a huge chunk of the road was wiped out.

San Pedro News Pilot

[|San Pedro Landslide]

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