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Bykerk-Kauffman, Ann – Earth, 1992
Presents fault activity with an emphasis on earthquakes and changes in continent shapes. Identifies three types of fault movement: normal, reverse, and strike faults. Discusses the seismic gap theory, plate tectonics, and the principle of superposition. Vignettes portray fault movement, and the locations of the San Andreas fault and epicenters of…
Descriptors: Earthquakes, Environmental Education, Geographic Distribution, Geology
