Tell them there are different kinds of faults (strike-slip, normal, and reverse faults). If you have pictures of faults and fault ruptures, now is a good time to share them with your students.

Inverse problems research lies at the intersection of pure and applied mathematics. The forward problem corresponding to an inverse problem is usually a well defined problem in physics, engineering or ...

See how they stick? Keep pushing and pulling smoothly. Soon a little bit of foam rubber along the crack (the fault) will break and the two pieces will suddenly slip past each other. That sudden ...