2006-08-07 13:19:26 · 15 answers · asked by toe poe gee gee oh 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
NO! Look up (on google) tectonic plates and look for the North American plate and the Pacific plate. You will find that this area is called a subduction zone. The Pacific plate is slowing being pushed under the North American plate. This will cause, many millions of years from now, a rise in the area we now call California, with the most likely effect of this is higher mountains. Yes, the beaches will erode and some of tthe coast will sink into the sea but most of it won't.
2006-08-07 14:25:20 · answer #1 · answered by R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, California is not and will not fall into the sea. With the excepion of parts of Orange county because they are on a slip fault. For the most part the south pacific plate is rubbing against the north american plate. This will result in LA being next to San Francisco in 3 million years.
2006-08-07 13:24:34 · answer #2 · answered by levindis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not falling but slowly the ocean is washing land away. So yes but don't worry its not going to do any kind of damage for a very very long time.
2006-08-07 13:31:01 · answer #3 · answered by Sassy 24 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely. As sea levels rise due to melting icecaps places under sea level will start to sink into the rising waves.
2006-08-07 13:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by Desert Queen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, soon there will be oceanfront property in Arizona!
Eroding to a degree is happening but I wouldnt say falling unless it took an earthquake to make that happen.
2006-08-07 13:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by yeppers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a "crack in california and maybe someday, hopefully a long time from now, it might fall in the sea
2006-08-07 13:24:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will eventually be covered by water, as probably everything will be in millions of years. Think about it, millions of years ago, Germany used to be almost completely covered by water! The earth does not care about the population of human existance, I tell you!
2006-08-07 13:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by ♪Grillon♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The coastline is constantly being eroded, but very slowly.
2006-08-07 13:23:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah but it will not even start to break from the rest of the USA anytime in our lifetime...or our great great grandchildren's lifetime! so no need to worry about it!
2006-08-07 15:13:53 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, you had better get ready to tie up your boat in Idaho!
2006-08-07 13:23:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋