There are many reasons that make Connecticut's landscape/surface got its shape. The three most important reasons are tectonic plates, glaciation, and weathering and erosion.
Tectonic plates in CT formed three major landforms. One of the three landforms is the Appalachian mountains. This mountain range is a convergent boundary. Convergent boundaries means that the two plate collide into each other pushing up the land and create the mountains (as shown in the diagram).
Finally, the last landform the tectonic plates created is the CT river valley or rift valley. A rift valley is a fault line in the ground usually with steep mountains or rocks on the side. When pangea split the CT rift valley formed. This rift valley formed straight down the …show more content…
Glaciation had four major effects on Connecticut. The first one is Jobs pond, a kettle hole. A kettle hole is a chunk of glacier that broke off and sat in one spot. The glacier melted and created a pond ( Jobs pond). However there is no tributaries coming in or out of this pond so the only other source to get water is precipitation. Another spot in CT glaciation took place is in Long Island. Long Island is and estuary meaning both fresh and saltwater is mixed in this body of water. The fresh water was supplied from lake Hitchcock. The last effect glaciation had on CT is the CT River( lake Hitchcock). When the wisconsin glacier receded back it left a train of melt water. This meltwater was formed into a river/lake. With all of the debris of the glacier the water carried it and made a dam. The water went through a process called freeze through weathering. The water broke the rock and drained out into other rivers, streams and the ocean. The water that followed lake Hitchcocks path is now the CT river. The last reason why IT got its shape is because of weathering and erosion. For example the ct dam was eroded by the water after the water went through the process of freeze through weathering. The dam broke through and emptied out into other tributaries and the
Tectonic plates in CT formed three major landforms. One of the three landforms is the Appalachian mountains. This mountain range is a convergent boundary. Convergent boundaries means that the two plate collide into each other pushing up the land and create the mountains (as shown in the diagram).
Finally, the last landform the tectonic plates created is the CT river valley or rift valley. A rift valley is a fault line in the ground usually with steep mountains or rocks on the side. When pangea split the CT rift valley formed. This rift valley formed straight down the …show more content…
Glaciation had four major effects on Connecticut. The first one is Jobs pond, a kettle hole. A kettle hole is a chunk of glacier that broke off and sat in one spot. The glacier melted and created a pond ( Jobs pond). However there is no tributaries coming in or out of this pond so the only other source to get water is precipitation. Another spot in CT glaciation took place is in Long Island. Long Island is and estuary meaning both fresh and saltwater is mixed in this body of water. The fresh water was supplied from lake Hitchcock. The last effect glaciation had on CT is the CT River( lake Hitchcock). When the wisconsin glacier receded back it left a train of melt water. This meltwater was formed into a river/lake. With all of the debris of the glacier the water carried it and made a dam. The water went through a process called freeze through weathering. The water broke the rock and drained out into other rivers, streams and the ocean. The water that followed lake Hitchcocks path is now the CT river. The last reason why IT got its shape is because of weathering and erosion. For example the ct dam was eroded by the water after the water went through the process of freeze through weathering. The dam broke through and emptied out into other tributaries and the