Understanding Earthquakes: Elastic Rebound Animation

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Title:

Understanding Earthquakes: Elastic Rebound Animation

Url:

https://projects.eri.ucsb.edu/understanding/elastic.html

Publisher:

University of California, Santa Barbara.

Description: This animation shows what happens to a road as lateral stresses accumulate and then are released in an earthquake. A downloadable version is also provided for offline use.

LC Classification:

Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Structural geology -- Faults and folds
Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Volcanoes and earthquakes -- Earthquakes. Seismology
Science -- Physics -- Geophysics. Cosmic physics

GEM Subject:

Science -- Earth science
Science -- Geology
Science -- Physical sciences

Key Concept:

Geology -- Earthquakes
Geology -- Elastic rebound theory
Geology -- Faults
Geology -- Seismic waves

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Sound
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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