Earthquake Topics — Crustal deformation
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California Subduction Rocks — A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California. | |||
About Geology | Crustal deformation Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real Plate tectonics Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes | ![]() | High School General Audience College |
Continents in Collision: Pangea Ultima — short news piece with images | |||
NASA | Crustal deformation Plate tectonics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Essentials of Geology Animations — A collection of animations describing concepts of geology | |||
W.W. Norton and Company | Geology Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earth structure Crustal deformation Plate tectonics Seismic waves | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Plate Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault — Plate Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault | |||
Geodynamics Research Group, PSU | San Andreas Fault Plate tectonics Crustal deformation | ![]() | General Audience |
Plate Tectonic Movement Visualizations — Visualizations and supporting material that can be used effectively to teach students about plate tectonic movements. Visualizations include simple animations, GIS-based animated maps, paleogeographic maps and globes, as well as numerous illustrations and photos. | |||
Carleton College/NAGT materials | Plate tectonics GIS Geology Education resources Crustal deformation Modeling Lessons online | ![]() ![]() | General Audience High School College |
Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary | |||
Univ. of Nevada, Reno | Crustal deformation Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Maps Plate tectonics | ![]() | Middle School High School General Audience College |
San Andreas Fault at Wallace Creek — Interactive, 360 degree panorama of the San Andreas Fault. Aerial photos of the fault taken from a kite. | |||
USGS | Crustal deformation Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real Geology Historic Earthquakes Photos, Earthquake San Andreas Fault | ![]() ![]() | Elementary school General Audience High School Middle School |
Science Explained, The — links to popular science articles about earthquake research | |||
USGS | Basics Crustal deformation Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Geology Hazards Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locations Magnitudes Modeling Plate tectonics Prediction Rock mechanics Seismicity Statistics | ![]() | General Audience College |
Seismology Teaching Resources — Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources. | |||
Arizona State University | Education resources Earth structure Crustal deformation Hazards Seismic waves | ![]() ![]() | Middle School High School College |
Transforming California: Landforms of the San Andreas Fault — PowerPoint presentation of digital images (60.7 Mb) exploring the landforms found along the San Andreas Fault. Designed for classroom use with a complementing narrative for each slide. One of the many Earthtrip Virtual Field Trips to explore. | |||
Paleontological Research Institution | Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Societal Effects San Andreas Fault Plate tectonics Parkfield Paleoseismology Geology Field trips - virtual, real Crustal deformation | ![]() ![]() | General Audience High School Middle School |