Crash Course
The Plate Tectonics Revolution: Crash Course Geography
Today we're going to tell the story of a quiet revolution in the 1960s that shifted our entire understanding of how the Earth works. We currently believe that the Earth's broken outer shell rises from the mantle and folds back in - kind...
SciShow
Will-o'-the-Wisps and 5 Other Mysteries Science Can Explain
The world doesn't have to be shrouded in mystery to be fascinating! Here are 6 mysteries that science has managed to solve. Chapters View all 1 THE KENTUCKY MEAT SHOWER 2:35 EASTER ISLAND HATS 3:18 EARTHQUAKE LIGHTS 5:53 4 SAILING STONES...
Bozeman Science
ESS3B - Natural Hazards
In this video Paul Andersen explains how natural disasters (like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and flooding) have affected and will continue to affect humans on the planet. Many of the natural hazards (like volcanoes and storms) can...
SciShow
Earthquake Science, and the Disaster That Created It
What happened March 27, 1964? Alaska knows very wellÉ Join us to learn more about earthquakes with host Hank Green on this infusion of SciShow.
Bozeman Science
Plate Tectonics
Mr. Andersen describes how plate tectonics shapes our planet. Continental and oceanic platers are contrasted and major plate boundaries are discussed.
Curated Video
Exploring the Depths: Japan's Ambitious Drilling Mission to Unlock Earthquake Secrets
Japan is preparing to launch the Chiku drilling ship, which aims to penetrate deeper into the Earth's crust than ever before. By accessing the region known as the Moho, scientists hope to gain valuable insight into plate movements and...
Curated Video
Advancements in Earthquake Engineering: Protecting Lives and Communities
The video highlights the devastating impact of earthquakes and the need for research and engineering techniques to minimize damage and save lives. The University of Bristol's new blade facility and the University of the West of England's...
Curated Video
Building a Global Tsunami Early Warning System
This video discusses the importance of early warning systems for tsunamis triggered by earthquakes. It highlights the existing systems in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of Alaska, and the efforts to extend this network globally,...
Curated Video
Early Indications of Earthquakes: A Step Towards Predictability?
This video discusses the possibility of short-term earthquake prediction through the detection of foreshocks. It highlights the devastating impact of the December earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean region, emphasizing the need...
Curated Video
What's the One Thing You Can Do To Survive a Tsunami?
While tsunamis happen all over the world, really big ones are rare. But, they can be truly devastating. And what’s more, the West Coast of North America is overdue for a subduction zone earthquake and tsunami that has the potential to be...
Curated Video
Infrasound - Low-Frequency Sound
Sound at frequencies below 20 Hertz, the lower limit of normal human hearing. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
Curated Video
Reflection
The change in direction of a waveform at the boundary between two different media, so the wave returns to the medium in which it started. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images...
Curated Video
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...
Curated Video
Earthquake
A shaking of the Earth's surface due to a release of energy within the crust that generates seismic waves. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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
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...
Curated Video
Predicting Earthquakes
Where and when an earthquake will strike remains one of geology's greatest mysteries. Could modern science ever predict them? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Where and when an earthquake will strike remains a mystery. Most...
Curated Video
The Richter Scale
Why the magnitude of earthquakes, measured on the Richter scale, increases so quickly – because the scale is logarithmic. Maths - Number A Twig Curriculum Film. Delivering key learning points. Get straight to the facts in just three...
Curated Video
Living On the Edge
Cities near fault lines are at high risk of earthquakes. Can earthquakes be predicted, and how can these communities prepare for the worst? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Cities near fault lines are at high risk of...
Curated Video
Christchurch Earthquake
On Tuesday the 22nd of February 2011 disaster struck the city of Christchurch. Why did it cause so much destruction? Earth ScienceGeology - Learning Points. New Zealand sits on a tectonic plate boundary between the Pacific plate and the...
Curated Video
Earthquakes: MEDC Response
In 2011, an earthquake occurred off the West coast of Japan. As a More Economically Developed Country, Japan was better prepared for the disaster. But could any degree of preparation have prevented the wide devastation caused by the...
Curated Video
Plate Tectonics
From volcanic eruptions to massive earthquakes to tidal waves, Earth's tectonic plates can be responsible for catastrophic natural disasters. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The rising and falling of intense heat deep inside...
Curated Video
Liquefaction
A fascinating example of a solid behaving as a liquid. Material processes - Solids, liquids and gases - Solids Learning Points Liquefaction causes solid soil to take on some characteristics of liquids. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and...
Curated Video
Earthquakes
Investigate why earthquakes happen. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - The Earth's layers Learning Points Earthquakes occur when plates that make up the Earth's crust move. The epicentre is the point from which an earthquake...