The quake that shook up geology

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area.   This article recounts the Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964, a magnitude 9.2 event and the second strongest earthquake ever recorded. It also discuss how the earthquake helped shape the study of plate tectonics.  
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Direct Link: http://student.societyforscience.org/article/quake-shook-geology-Alaska-1964

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Keywords: aftershock, convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, Earth’s crust, earthquake, epicenter, fault, lithosphere, mantle, plate boundary, plate tectonics, seismology, seismograph, subduction zone, subsidence, tectonic plates, transform boundaries, tsunami, uplift, Alaska
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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