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University of Wisconsin Green Bay: Faults and Earthquakes HandoutUniversity of Wisconsin Green Bay: Faults and Earthquakes Handout
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9th - 10th
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1070L
Handout

University of Wisconsin Green Bay: Faults and Earthquakes

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This site is primarily set up as an outline and is loaded with graphs, maps, and images. It covers a variety of earthquake-related topics, such as what causes earthquakes, fault lines and structures, seismology, a historical look at earthquakes, plus more.

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faults, plate movement, plate tectonics, seismic waves, seismology, waves, earthquakes

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aftershock, earthquake data, earthquake depth, earthquake epicenter, earthquake facts, earthquake intensity, earthquake magnitude, earthquake prediction, earthquake safety, earthquake scientists, elastic limit, elastic strain energy, fault valleys, geological hazards, seismic imaging, seismogram, seismometer, surface waves, tectonics, california earthquakes, richter scale, s-wave, san andreas, san andreas fault, san francisco earthquakes, earthquake, epicenter, fault line, seismograph, tsunami

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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