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Purdue University: San Francisco Bay Area Earthquakes

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Students use geologic fault maps of the San Francisco Bay Area to find relationships between tectonic plate fault lines and landscape features, topographic features, and epicenters of past earthquakes.

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Concepts
plate tectonics
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Additional Tags
earthquake epicenter, geologic fault map, satellite imagery, topographic map, san francisco earthquakes, fault line, map skill, famous earthquakes
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
NGSS
HS-ESS3-1