West to east
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1LR
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Looking at the wet green side and the dry tan side of the Sierra Nevada in CA, which way must the prevailing winds blow in this area? (North is the top of the image).
North to south
East to west
South to north
West to east

Transcribed Image Text:Belden
ing
Quincy
Nixon
Magalia
Chico
Portola
Paradise
Graeagle
Dixie Valle
Fernley
Reno
Stillwater
Fallon
80
wS
Oroville
80
Tahoe
National Forest Truckee
Fallon Station
E
Grass Valley
Middleg
Yuba City
Carson City
80
South Lake
Tahoe
Yerington
Schurz
GE
Roseville
Placerville
Kirkwood
Folsom
Sacramento
505
Hawthorne
Luning
Elk Grove
Mina
Vacaville
Bridgeport
Stanislaus
Nationál Forest
Concord
Stockton
Sonora
Lee Vining
Tuolumne
Yosemite.
National Park
Yosemite
Valley
Manteca
Inyo National
Forest
Mammoth
Lakes
Oakdale
205
30
Modesto
580
Turlock
Mariposa Fish Camp
DAlto
San Jose
Bishop
Oakhurst Sierra National
Forest
Merced
Inyo National
Forest
Big Pine
Chowchilla
Los Banos
Gilroy
Madera
Kings Canyon
Google National Park
Hollister
Mendota
Eresno
Gent Crove
ramid Lake
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