This might alter elastic rebound effect slightly however. Learn about earthquake activity, the locations of faults, and earthquake hazards in the San Francisco Bay Area. This exercise may also be appropriate when teaching about seismic safety. Also available as a PDF file . A Model of 3 Faults USGS Teachers guide for constructing models of normal, thrust, and strike-slip faults.
Students learn to distinguish the different types of motion associated with the faults.
Good in conjunction with the IRIS fault motion animations - see below. StickSlip Exercise Seismic Sleuths . Students operate a model to observe the type of motion that occurs at a fault during an earthquake and explore the effects of several variables. Using a box, sandpaper and other simple materials. Includes an extesion to attach a geophone for a seismic display.