PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Plate Tectonics: The Hawaiian Archipelago
This video segment adapted from NOVA uses animation to show the relationship between the movement of a tectonic plate and whether volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands are active or dormant. 4m 38s
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
Earth's crust is altered by two closely related dynamic processes: the rock cycle and plate tectonics. In combination, these processes continually recycle and remodel Earth's solid surface, and reshape its oceans and rivers. [37:53]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Socorro Magma Body: What It Is and the Monitoring Strategy
How do seismologists monitor a situation in New Mexico? Check out this clip illustrating the Socorro Magma Body study. [4:19]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Plate Tectonics: Difference Between Crust and Lithosphere
The instructor explores the plates in the makeup of Earth's surface. Evidence and theories about plate tectonics are featured. [8:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Collecting Data Below the Earth's Surface
This video segment adapted from Discovering Women demonstrates how scientists use sound waves to collect data about the structure of Earth's crust.
Minute Earth
Minute Earth: How Tall Can Mountains Be?
Find out the geological and physical reasons why really tall conical mountains can not exist on Earth. [1:54]