Tectonic plate movement is the reason why Northern California has a very different landscape than southern California. Two different tectonic plates, each moving in different directions, border the western side of the North American Plate. Use the map to identify the two tectonic plates that border the North American Plate to the west.

Answerhave flowing water either episodically or during only a portion of the year;

The correct answer is:   [b]:   "distortion" . 

Aeolian processes,  pertain to  wind  activity in the study of  geology  and  weather  and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the  earth  (or other  planets). winds may  erode, transport, and deposit materials and are effective agents in regions with sparse  vegetation, a lack of soil moisture and a large supply of unconsolidated  sediments. although water is a much more powerful eroding force than wind, aeolian processes are important in arid environments such as  deserts