Whitney is part of the Sierra Nevada, a fault-blockmountain range formed when shifting tectonic plates led to the cracking and faulting of the Earth's surface.
惠特尼是部分的内华达山脉，一个断层山脉形成时移动板块导致了裂纹和断裂的地球表面。
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To investigate this effect, Clements and his team placed screens over small segments of a dozen mountain streams to block ultraviolet light, and left them there for 60 days.