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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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Science
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1070L
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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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Concepts

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

Additional Tags

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

Classroom Considerations

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

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