Bloomberg
ING's Pang on Hong Kong Budget
Iris Pang, Greater China Chief Economist at ING, discusses the Hong Kong budget and economy with Rishaad Salamat and Yvonne Man on "Bloomberg Markets Asia."
Scholastic
Study Jams! The Senses: Seeing
What will viewers see when they watch this video about vision? They will observe RJ and Sam hanging out during a power outage with Rookie, the dog. The boys discuss the structure of the eye (pupil, iris, cornea, lens, retina,...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Seismic Wave Behavior: A Single Boundary Refracts & Reflects
This introduction to seismic wave behavior describes Snell's Law and how it applies to layers in the earth. It addresses reflected, refracted, critically refracted, and head waves. Seismic waves travel at different speeds through...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Hotspot Volcanism: Thermal Plume
Animation explores hotspot volcanism and offers a simple illustration of how this results in chains of volcanoes such as the Hawaiian Islands. [2:14]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Mars vs Earth General Physical Comparison
Animation shows a comparison of the basic features of the Earth with the red planet, Mars. [2:49]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Plate Boundary: Convergent Margin
A short video illustrates how a megathrust earthquake can create a tsunami. Check out the additional resources provided below the video. [1:16]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Seismic Wave Behavior: Critically Refracted Rays Ping Arrivals
A brief video will illustrate how a ping announces refracted seismic waves. [0:34]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Thermal Convection: What Are the Forces That Drive Plate Tectonics?
Video introduces mantle convection which is the slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior of the Earth to the surface. It goes on to explain how the Earth's...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Seismic Waves: P, S, and Surface
Video lecture on wave motions and speeds of three fundamental kinds of seismic waves: Primary (P = pressure) waves; Secondary (S = shear); and Surface waves. [3:10]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Layers of the Earth What Is the Moho?
This animation discusses the history of the discovery of the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, as well as the logic behind it. Spoiler Alert: It is about Snell's Law. [9:22]
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: The Sense of Sight
Describes the important structures of the human eye and how they work so that we can see images. [4:47]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Gulf of California: Earthquakes & Tectonics
Focusing on the Gulf of California Rift Zone, this animation depicts the evolution of the spreading ridge that marks the boundary between the Pacific and North American Tectonic Plates. [3:12]