Describe how the following lakes were formed. Illustrate your answer (i)Lake Nakuru (ii)Lake Paradise ...

      

Describe how the following lakes were formed. Illustrate your answer
i)Lake Nakuru
ii)Lake Paradise

  

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i)Lake Nakuru is a Rift valley lake .
-Layers of rocks were subjected to tensional forces
-Continued tensional forces led to formation of normal faults
-The middle block of land sunk forming a Rift Valley
-Secondary faulting occurred followed by further subsidence
-This led to formation of a hollow
-The holow was filled with water from incoming rivers to form Lake Nakuru


ii)Lake Paradise is a crater on Mount Marsabit
-Great pressure existed on the mantle
-Lines of weakness developed on the crust
-Magma was extruded through the vent to the earth's surface
-It cooled and solidified to form mount Marsabit
-The pipe was blocked by solidified magma
-Great pressure blew off the top of the mountain leading to formation of a crater
-Underground water and rain water filled the crater forming Lake paradise.
Githiari answered the question on October 27, 2017 at 14:16


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