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Hydrothermals
This video explores the fascinating characteristics of hydrothermal features in Yellowstone National Park.
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Ecuador: Bananas, Equators, and Volcanoes
Ecuador:"Wait! That's not all! After Florence we cross the planet to reach another continent and visit Ecuador. There, you will put one foot in each half of the world, we will explore a national park with an active volcano and you will...
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Sicily: History, Volcanoes, and Kite Surfing in the Mediterranean
Convergence of Cultures in Sicily, Italy:"To end our trip, we will go to the place where the German and Greek influences converge: We will land on the Mediterranean island of Sicily, where a particularly active volcano awaits our arrival...
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Phonics - sound of V, letter V. ESL videos for teachers and students
This Phonics Video all about the letter V is great for kids to learn English. Early English learners will study the difference between big V and small v. Students will also learn the difference between the letter V and the sound of V....
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Introduction to The Fiery Earth
This video introduces students to the importance and amazing features of volcanoes and hydrothermals.
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Why Earth’s Newest Glacier is Inside an Active Volcano
It was the scene of the most cataclysmic natural disaster in American history, a place of unimaginable devastation. Today, the crater of Mt. St. Helens Volcano is experiencing a rebirth — it’s the site of the world’s newest glacier. Not...
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How Volcanic Lightning Is Making the World a Safer Place
The closely observed Hunga Haʻapai volcano in Tonga erupted in January 2022. The hot plumes of ash they spew into the atmosphere are the most dangerous part of these eruptions, threatening downwind communities and even planes. It turns...
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Landmarks - NYE Climbers
NYE CLIMBERS- 4 PEAKS HOW DID YOU SPEND LAST NEW YEAR’S EVE? IT’S UNLIKELY IT WAS ATOP MT ELBRUS IN RUSSIA. FOR SEVERAL YEARS THIS DETERMINED, SOME SAY CRAZY, GROUP OF RUSSIANS SPEND EACH NEW YEAR ATOP THE WORLD’S TALLEST MOUNTAINS. THEN...
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Caldera
A large cauldron-like volcanic feature, formed when a chamber full of magma empties and the ground above it collapses. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
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Crater
A bowl-shaped depression, usually circular, in the surface of a planet or moon. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
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Long-period events
Earthquakes with relatively low-frequency vibration, caused by sudden changes of pressure inside volcanoes and magma channels. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
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Factpack: Extreme Eruptions
Revealing some of the most active, to the most potentially devastating, volcanoes on Earth. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab...
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Kilauea - The Island Maker
Volcanoes are infamously destructive, but they can also be a constructive force. Mt. Kilauea, the world's most active volcano, helped create the islands of Hawaii millions of years ago. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Mount...
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Predicting Volcanic Eruptions
Learn how scientists can predict volcanic activity using seismology to monitor lava patterns deep underground. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Scientists use seismology to predict an eruption. A "long-period event" involves...
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Danger: Volcanic Ash
When a volcano in Iceland erupted in 2010, hundreds of planes were grounded by volcanic ash. Why? Past experience had shown just how dangerous flying in an ash cloud can be. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. In March 2010, the...
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Rock Cycles
Rocks are constantly on the move. Eroded by water, sinking into the sea, and ejected by volcanoes, rocks have their very own cycle of existence. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The rock cycle is the process of rocks weathering...
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Yellowstone: Supervolcano
The geothermal features of Yellowstone National Park are a clue to its deadly secret. It sits on a massive supervolcano. But why can't we see it and will it ever erupt? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Yellowstone National Park...
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What is a Volcano?
The cycle of lava as a destructive and constructive force, building the structure of volcanoes and powering their devastating impact. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Volcanoes are landforms that occur along plate boundaries....
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Underwater Volcano
We create an underwater volcano by placing a conical flask of hot coloured water in a tank of cold water. The hot coloured water rises through the cold, demonstrating convection. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points....
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Volcanoes: LEDC Response
In 2002, the Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted. As a Less Economically Developed Country, the DRC was unprepared and less able to mount an effective response to the disaster. Earth Science - Geology -...
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Volcanoes: MEDC Response
In the Spring of 1980, the Mount St Helens Volcano in Washington State erupted in one of the most violent events in recorded history. But a human catastrophe was prevented due to the More Economically Developed Country's capacity to...
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The Last Day of Pompeii
The people of Pompeii ignored the warning signals from nearby Mt. Vesuvius. When the volcano finally erupted, it devastated the entire city, encasing Pompeii in ash for nearly 1500 years. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. On 24...
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Santorini: Looking for Atlantis
Could Atlantis, the mythical city which sank beneath the sea, be based in historical fact? The story of how a volcanic eruption on Crete may have inspired this enduring myth. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. In 1630BC, the...
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Pyroclastic flows
Fast-moving ground-level flows of hot gases and rock fragments, dust and ash from a volcanic eruption. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....