SciShow
The Mountains Below Us (And Other Deep Sea Treasures) | Compilation
From spooky-looking towers that belch white "smoke" to a mountain range in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, the seafloor is full of features as dynamic as the surface! That's part of why we've done many SciShow episodes about the ocean....
SciShow
The Scientist Who Mapped the Seafloor: Marie Tharp | Great Minds
Marie Tharp's topographical maps increased our understanding of both the ocean floor and the processes that move the earth's crust.
Visual Learning Systems
Areas of Volcanic Activity
This video describes how volcanoes are often formed along tectonic plate boundaries, or over hotspots. The Ring of Fire is also illustrated.
Visual Learning Systems
Land of Fire and Ice
The video discusses the geological features of Iceland, which is located in the North Atlantic and is known for its cold temperatures, glacial ice, and volcanic activity. It explains how Iceland straddles the mid-Atlantic Ridge and sits...
Visual Learning Systems
Plates Separating and Sliding
This video discusses the powerful effects of tectonic plate movement on the Earth's surface. It highlights two examples of plate boundaries - the divergent boundary in Iceland where the North American and Eurasian plates are separating,...
Getty Images
Earth 360 rotation and zoom centered on Iceland
View on the globe rotating 360°. Zooming in on Iceland
Khan Academy
Plate Tectonics: Evidence of Plate Movement, Cosmology & Astronomy
Need a video to accompany your lecture on plate tectonics? Sal summarizes clues that certain parts of the world may have once been connected. Use the video as part of one lecture or break it up over several lessons.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Biology Videos: Deep Sea Diving
Experience preparations for a journey into the depths of the mid-Atlantic in one of the few submersibles in the world that can dive to over two thousand meters beneath the ocean surface. (Length: 2 min. 57 sec.)
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Plate Tectonics
This resource provides a video about plate tectonics.
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Mid Ocean Ridges
Watch a video depicting the formation of a mid-ocean ridge. The resource also has two additional lessons requiring you to apply your knowledge of mid-ocean ridge location and formation.