Earth Science 7-Reno, Nevada

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Reno, Nevada, USA

Earth Science 7- Cities

Latitude/Longitude 39.52 N/119.81 W [1]

Elevation 4599 ft. [2] http://wiki.sjs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earth_Science_7-Reno%2C_Nevada&action=edit No large body of water near Reno, Nevada. [3]

Average Temperature in Centigrade Reno Temperature Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Avg. Min Temperature 21.8 25.4 29.3 33.2 40.2 46.5 51.4 49.9 43.1 34.0 26.4 20.7 35.1 Avg. Max Temperature 45.5 57.1 57.2 64.1 72.6 82.8 91.2 89.9 81.7 69.9 55.3 46.4 67.8 Average Precipitation


Reno Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Precipitation (inches) 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.2 5.2 5.0 3.6 3.5 4.9 4.3 3.8 3.5 46.1 Days with Precipitation 11.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 106 Monthly Snowfall (inches) 0.2 0.2 0.0 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 < 0.05 < 0.05 0.4

Since there are no major bodies of water near Reno, Nevada, there is not much wind, or moisture. Therefore, Reno is very desert-like.


Geology

Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Reno

Reno, Nevada lies on the North American Plate about 250 miles from the Western boundary, which is a transform plate boundary.[4]

Rocks that Underlie Reno

Granitic rocks underlie 120 square miles of the Mt. Barcroft quadrangle portion of the Inyo batholith, California-Nevada. [5]




  1. ↑ http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=noaa.gov&v%3Aproject=firstgov&query=Reno%2C+Nevada&x=0&y=0
  2. ↑ httphttp://wiki.sjs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earth_Science_7-Reno%2C_Nevada&action=edit://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=noaa.gov&v%3Aproject=firstgov&query=Reno%2C+Nevada&x=0&y=0
  3. ↑ Google Earth
  4. ↑ http://geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml
  5. ↑ http://bulletin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/77/2/127
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