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Iris: Elastic Rebound on High Friction Strike Slip Fault

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Animation shows the buildup of stress along the margin of two stuck plates that are trying to slide past one another deforming rock. [33]

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Concepts
plate boundaries, seismic waves, earthquakes
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elastic rebound, tectonic plates, iris: elastic rebound on high-friction strike-slip fault, incorporated research institutions for seismology, rock
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)