1. this is a view of the sierra nevada from the east. the fast rise of the mountain range on the eastern side, called the eastern escarpment, is a result of: a. reverse faulting b. normal faulting c. glacial erosion d. river erosion e. asymmetric jointing 2. the rocks exposed at yosemite were uplifted into the modern sierra nevada they were formed. a. as the same time b. shortly after c. a long time after