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Kids Science Challenge: Discovering a Mineral
This video provides insight to mineralogy, petrology and crystallography and how minerals and gems are researched [4:09]
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earthquakes: Amplification
An animation of amplification caused by ground shaking across a portion of Earth where viewers will view the difference in soft sediment versus hard rock.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Geology: Plate Tectonics: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces the plate tectonics of the world and discusses their effects on the earth. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Geology: Plate Tectonics."
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Geology
Paul Andersen explains how rock is formed and changed on the planet. The video begins with a brief description of rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle. Plate tectonics is used to describe structure near plate boundaries. Hot spots and...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: When Nature Strikes: On the Front Lines
Natural disasters can bring death and destruction to communities in the United States and around the world, but they can also teach us about Earth's natural processes. [5:34]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Volcano Monitoring: Volcanic Earthquakes
Find the connection between earthquakes and volcanoes. This clip will illustrate volcanic earthquakes. [1:44]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Gps Records Variable Deformation Across a Subduction Zone
Animation shows deformation in three zones above a subduction zone as recorded by GPS stations. [1:17]
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earthquakes: Asperity
An animation demonstrating how an asperity, the part of a fault that is stuck, leads to an earthquake.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earthquakes: Attenuation
An animation featuring the attenuation of seismic waves as they move farther away from the source.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: The Role of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
In this video, Paul Andersen explains the vital role that water plays in the processes on the Earth's surface. Water has several unique properties including high heat capacity, transparency, polarity and the ability to change the...