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This
report
describes
how
the
work
of
K.
Wadati,
Charles
F.
Richter,
Harry
O.
Wood,
and
Beno
Gutenberg
resulted
in
a
way
of
rating
earthquakes
in
southern
California
according
to
an
instrumental
analysis
of
the
amount
of
energy
they
released
in
the
form
of
seismic
waves.
This
work
resulted
in
the
first
use
of
the
term
"magnitude"
for
describing
the
amount
of
energy
released
by
an
earthquake,
and
in
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Alfred
Wegener,
the
German
scientist
who
proposed
the
idea
of
continental
drift,
had
always
been
interested
in
geophysics
and
also
became
fascinated
with
the
developing
fields
of
meteorology
and
climatology.
During
his
life,
Wegener
made
several
key
contributions
to
meteorology:
he
pioneered
the
use
of
balloons
to
track
air
circulation
and
wrote
a
textbook
that
became
standard
throughout
Germany.
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This
educational
module
enables
students
(5-12)
to
experience
ongoing
research
of
University
of
California
paleontologists
studying
about
life
in
Montana
60-70
million
years
ago.
It
gives
students
the
opportunity
to
experience
the
scientific
process
using
real
research
questions
and
data.
The
teacher
guide
provides
background
information,
standards,
a
lesson
plan,
discussion
question,
handouts,
assessment
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