Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Learn more about the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Visual Learning Systems
Measuring Earthquakes
The video explains how seismographs are used to detect and record seismic waves produced by earthquakes. It describes how the seismogram created by a seismograph can help scientists determine the time, epicenter, and focal depth of an...
Mazz Media
Earth's Changing Crust
Footage of erupting volcanoes and earthquakes combined with animations help students to learn the causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanoes on our planets crust. Using animated maps the video helps viewers to understand how...
Mazz Media
Landslide
This live-action video program is about landslides. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Science Buddies
Make Your Own Seismograph
Scientists study earthquakes so we can understand them better and hopefully one day predict them so we can save thousands of lives. A seismograph is a tool scientists use to record earthquakes and measure their strength. In this activity...
Next Animation Studio
Ring of Fire: Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions around the Pacific explained
Hundreds were killed and more injured when earthquakes hit Japan on Thursday and Saturday morning and Ecuador on Saturday night. Despite occurring only 32 hours apart, experts believe the two are not related. The only commonality is that...
msvgo
Earthquake
It explains earthquakes and their causes. It discusses the use of a Richter scale to measure earthquake and the measures taken to protect against earthquakes.
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Volcano Adventure
Alaska is home to 54 active volcanoes. Scientists, called volcanologists, watch and study these volcanoes to try and predict when they are going to erupt and so they can give warnings to the nearby communities. In 2008, Mount Redoubt,...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Earthquakes Around the World
This video provides an overview of earthquakes, including their causes, measurement, and notable earthquakes in history. It also discusses the importance of earthquake preparedness and provides tips on how to create an emergency plan and...
Professor Dave Explains
Earthquakes and Seismology in Earth’s Interior
We just learned about all the layers of the Earth, but how did we accumulate this information? How do we know the composition of these layers and the depths at which they occur? The answer is seismology! Let's learn about the different...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Colliding Plates
This video discusses the formation of Crater Lake, located in the Cascade Mountain Range, as a result of a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. It also explains the geological processes behind volcanic activity and earthquakes in...
FuseSchool
Continental Drift: Wegener's Theory
In this video we will learn how Alfred Wegener proposed a theory in 1912 that the great continents of the Earth had drifted over geological time and were once all joined together in a giant land mass we now call Pangaea. His idea was...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Earthquakes
This video provides an explanation of what an earthquake is and how it occurs. The video also notes that while some earthquakes may not be felt, others can be powerful enough to cause significant property damage. Volcanoes and...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Astrophysics - Waves and the Earth (S and P waves)
In this video you are going to learn how we used earthquakes to look deep into the earth. The study of S and P waves helped us understand that the Earth has a layered structure, with a solid inner core surrounded by an outer liquid core.
National Parks Service
Redwood National and State Parks - Land of the Giants
The official orientation film of Redwood National and State Parks. This short movie is shown in our visitor centers. CREDIT: NPS
FuseSchool
Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics and continental drifts the theory of plate tectonics had enabled us to explain how the contents drift and why there are mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes and so much more. From our video: The Structure of the Earth,...
Mazz Media
Tsunamis
This live-action video program is about tsunamis. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Science360
When Nature Strikes - Tsunamis
The massive wave of a tsunami can start thousands of miles offshore, but travel quickly across the ocean and devastate coastal communities. Anne Trehu and Dan Cox of Oregon State University are studying how tsunamis form and behave in...
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...
Visual Learning Systems
Formation of Volcanic Mountains and Colliding Plates
This video discusses the formation of volcanic mountains and the role of lithospheric plate movement in this process. It explains how plates can interact with each other in different ways, such as moving away, towards, or sliding past...
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Plate Tectonics
The video explores the dynamic movement of the earth and its amazing forces such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building. The video then examines how these events are related to the slowly moving surface of the earth. Plate...
Visual Learning Systems
Vibrations and Waves: Waves in Action
This program explores the fascinating features of vibrations and waves. Vivid examples of these phenomenon help students understand how sounds are formed, how light travels, and how ocean waves move. Special attention is also given to...
Curated Video
A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and killing dozens of people.
HEADLINE: Raw video: Quake spawns tsunami in Samoa
CAPTION: A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and killing dozens of people. (Sept....
British Movietone
BURMA EARTHQUAKE
Recent earthquakes in Upper Burma, sent buildings and ancient Pagodas crashing to the ground. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...