The Northridge Earthquake--A Giant Physics Laboratory.

Carrington, Fred

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ERIC Number: EJ509003

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Northridge Earthquake--A Giant Physics Laboratory.

Carrington, Fred

Physics Teacher, v32 n4 p212-15 Apr 1994

Describes and attempts to explain the sporadic devastating effects of the Northridge (California) Earthquake of January 17, 1994, as being the result of constructive interference from P and S earthquake waves. (MVL)

Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Higher Education, Natural Disasters, Physics, Plate Tectonics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Seismology

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Language: English

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