Plate movement causes mountains to continue to rise after they form. The Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada uplifts an average of 1.5 millimeters every year. At this rate, the number of years it will take the mountains to rise 225 centimeters is years.

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21 August, 18:17

Plate movement causes mountains to continue to rise after they form. The Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada uplifts an average of 1.5 millimeters every year. At this rate, the number of years it will take the mountains to rise 225 centimeters is years.

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Frida Ramirez · Answer 1

Answer:1500

Kadyn Pace · Answer 2

The answer is; 1500 years

It is important to note the following about the SI units;

10 millimeter = 1 centimeter

Therefore 225 centimeters = 2250 millimeters

If it takes I year for the mountain to rise 1.5 millimeters then it will take;

2250/1.5 = 1500 years to rise to 225 centimeters