SciShow
Why There's a Straight Line Through Scotland
If you take a look at a map of Scotland, you'll notice an eerily straight line running through the highlands, this is the Great Glen Fault the product of half a billion years of time and geology.
SciShow
Why There's a Straight Line Through Scotland
If you take a look at a map of Scotland, you'll notice an eerily straight line running through the highlands, this is the Great Glen Fault the product of half a billion years of time and geology.
SciShow
The Future of Earthquake-Proof Buildings
Earthquakes are almost impossible to predict. Luckily, engineers have come up with some amazing ways to protect people the next time one might strike.
Curated Video
What is an Earthquake?
The earth below our feet is continually moving. How do changes underground lead to effects on the surface, and what happens to change these movements into devastating earthquakes? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Movement of...
Curated Video
Devastation and Global Impact of Earthquakes and Tsunamis
This video explains the devastating impact of earthquakes and the connection to fault lines. It specifically focuses on the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a deadly natural disaster, caused by a powerful earthquake beneath the ocean. The...
Curated Video
The San Andreas Fault Line
Probably the world s most famous fault line is the San Andreas Fault that runs through California down the west coast of the United States. It makes large cities in the region, like Los Angeles, vulnerable to damage from earthquakes.
Wonderscape
The Forces Behind Earthquakes: Tectonic Dynamics Explained
Unpack the geological processes that cause earthquakes, from the structure of the Earth's layers to the movement of tectonic plates. Understand the types of plate boundaries and the phenomena of seismic waves and fault lines, which...
Curated Video
Floating on a Sea of Molten Rock
Dr. Forrester explains how tectonic plates are at the heart of earthquakes and volcanoes.
Curated Video
Natural Disasters 1
Dr. Forrester explains what natural disasters are. She discusses earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes in detail and talks about the impact of each.
Curated Video
Exploring Earthquakes
In this video, we learn all about earthquakes. Below our feet is the Earth's surface, made of tectonic plates. Those plates are always moving and shifting and sometimes, this movements causes big shaking! Earthquakes can cause changes in...
Curated Video
Earthquakes
“Earthquakes” explains how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates can result in earthquakes.
Next Animation Studio
8.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Chile, triggers tsunami
An 8.2 magnitude earthquake shook Chile on Tuesday evening, sending tsunami waves to the coast where people have been asked to evacuate.
Mazz Media
Elastic Rebound Theory
In this video, students will learn what happens when stresses build up in rocks along a fault and what happens when these stresses are released. Viewers will come to understand how these stresses relate to earthquakes and how they can be...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Three Major Economic Fault Lines
In part 1 of INET's interview with Raghuram Rajan he connects rising inequality and debt, government stimulus programs, and international capital mobility to explain the crisis and fragility in the world economy. About international...
Mazz Media
Earthquake
This live-action video program is about earthquakes. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Bloomberg
Serra: Rajan Stepping Down 'Very Bad Day for EM'
June 20 -- Davide Serra, founding partner and chief executive officer at Algebris Investments, and Bloomberg's Simon Kennedy discuss the decision by Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan to step down at the end of his term in...
Bloomberg
China Will be Harmed Much More by This Trade War than the U.S., Says Sen. Johnson
May.22 -- Sen. Ron Johnson (R) Wisconsin discusses trade tensions with China. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on 'Balance of Power.'
Curated OER
Reading a Fault Line
This clip explains the differences between a hanging wall and a foot wall and how they are used to read a fault line. An animated hiker shows the differences between the two types of walls but doesn't explain how each type effects a...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Earthquakes: Normal Fault
Animated illustration demonstrates a normal fault, which is a dip-slip fault where the rock mass above the fault moves down.
PBS
Arizona Pbs: Earthquake Preparedness
This video focuses on earthquake preparedness in Arizona. It includes what to do and what not to do during an earthquake. The basic message is "Stop, drop, and hold on."
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: New Madrid Earthquake: A River Runs Backward
Watch a river change its course and even flow backward. An animated earthquake shows what happens to the water in a river and possible effects of the surrounding area.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Earthquakes: Elastic Rebound
This captioned animation describes the elastic rebound effect, which happens as a result of an earthquake.