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Unit 3: Channel Capacity and Manning's Equation
A flood occurs when the flow rate in a river exceeds the capacity of a channel to transmit water downstream within its banks. How much water can a channel transmit? Answering this question requires measurements of ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Differential Equations and Integrals, Problem Solving:Equations, Spreadsheets, Geometry and Trigonometry:Other plane figures, Logarithms/Exponential Functions:Exponential Growth and Decay, Algebra, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:GPS/GNSS, Lidar, Data:GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI


This unit builds on what students have learned about transform fault hazards to introduce the idea of risk. Students examine earthquake risk along the San Andreas Fault in San Francisco by examining public school ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Resource Type: Course Module, Activities
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Arithmetic/Computation, Problem Solving:Equations, Algebra, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Spreadsheets
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:Lidar
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