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In 1923 near Kobe, Japan, 140,000 people were killed by nature. The cause of this natural destruction was a massive earthquake! How does an earthquake happen?
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
- Know and understand the processes and interactions of Earth's systems and the structure and dynamics of Earth.
- Identify major features of Earth's surface that lead to earthquake development.
- Explain the distribution and causes of earthquakes that shape/change the Earth.
- Understand why engineers need to learn about the Earth's structure.
- Identify cause-effect relationships involved in earthquakes.
- Know and understand interrelationships among science, technology and human activity and how they can affect the world.
- Identify careers that involve science and technology.