Earth in Motion: San Andreas Fault Discovery Expedition
$24.99
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Earth in Motion: San Andreas Fault Discovery Expedition
$24.99
Discover the powerful forces shaping California—even when they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
The Earth in Motion: San Andreas Fault Discovery Expedition helps families uncover the hidden geological story beneath the Coachella Valley. Rather than looking for a giant crack in the ground, explorers learn to read clues across the landscape, including fault-aligned palm oases, underground water, unusual landforms, shifting rock, and evidence of Earth's constantly changing surface.
What Explorers Learn:
- What the San Andreas Fault is and why it exists
- How the Pacific and North American tectonic plates move
- Why the tectonic plates cannot be seen directly
- How scientists identify faults using clues in the landscape
- What causes earthquakes and how seismic waves travel
- How plate movement shapes mountains, valleys, and desert terrain
- How underground water creates desert oases along fault lines
- How communities prepare for earthquakes and reduce risk
- Careers in geology, seismology, engineering, emergency preparedness, and conservation
Digital product. Travel, admission, transportation, and guided experiences are not included.