Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Volcanoes and Earthquakes
This video is the introduction to the Volcanoes and Earthquakes series. The series begins by explaining the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, leaving over 350,000 people homeless and burning over 28,000 buildings to...
Curated Video
Understanding Seismic Waves: Types, Origins, and Detection
This video is a lecture about seismic waves, specifically those produced by earthquakes. The video covers the basics of earthquakes, including where they originate and the different layers of the Earth. It also discusses the two main...
AllTime 10s
10 Apocalypses That We Survived
We all love watching movies where mankind gets wiped out by asteroids or volcanos. But in reality, humanity has survived its fair share of world ending cataclysms. From murderous plagues to world shaking earthquakes, here are 10...
Science360
Researchers discover the Earth's inner-inner core-Science Now 32
In this week's episode we also explore spot fires, haptic technology for touchscreens, and finally we examine the recent water contamination in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Check it out!
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - San Giorgio Maggiore church
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Visual Learning Systems
Plate Tectonics in Action Review
This video summarizes the topics covered in the Plate Tectonics in Action series. The video explores the movements of the Earth and discusses the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics. The three major types of plate...
Visual Learning Systems
Origins of Earthquakes
The video discusses the 1964 Alaska earthquake, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in North America. The video explains the concept of the earthquake epicenter and focus, and notes that earthquakes can occur under the ocean....
Next Animation Studio
Hawaii’s Kilauea shows signs of eruption
Earlier last week scientists monitoring Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano raised the alert level from ‘advisory’ to ‘watch’ in a move that signalled increasing potential for an eruption.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Seismology
The video explains the three main types of seismic waves that are produced when rocks move and crumble during an earthquake: primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves. Volcanoes and Earthquakes part 10/13
National Institute of Standards and Technology
When Disaster Strikes, Will Your Community Be Prepared?
If a disaster hits your community, will you be prepared? Are your leaders asking the right questions and taking the right steps to make sure your community could recover quickly and completely? Learn more about the flexible and adaptable...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? Earthquake Waves
Learn more about the relationship between earthquakes and different types of seismic waves.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Earth's Dynamic Forces
In this video, the teacher explains the natural phenomena of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and geothermal features. They discuss the causes, effects, and characteristics of each event, using simple language and examples such as...
Next Animation Studio
How a nuclear reactor's cooling system works
Friday's magnitude 8.9 earthquake and the resulting tsunami damaged cooling systems at Japanese nuclear reactors. A reactor's cooling system circulates water from pond surrounding the reactor's core. If the water stops circulating it...
Science Buddies
A Sweet Earthquake Shake on Landfill
Have you ever thought about what type of ground buildings are constructed on? Rock, gravel, sand, soil and many others—there are lots of different types of "ground." And this issue becomes especially important in areas that are likely to...
Next Animation Studio
Earth’s strange blobs could be huge pieces of alien planet
Many scientists believe that the Moon formed when a Mars-sized planet, called Theia, struck Earth around 4.5 billion years ago.
Mediacorp
Exploring Indonesia's Undocumented Islands
In this video, a government mapping team in Indonesia is on a mission to find and register the country's missing islands. With the help of a drone, they discover three undocumented islands, but face challenges in confirming their status....
Curated Video
Earthquakes: Causes, Magnitude, and Impacts
This video provides an informative overview of earthquakes, explaining the causes, effects, and potential dangers associated with these natural disasters. It covers important concepts such as tectonic plates, seismic waves, magnitude...
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...
Next Animation Studio
Indonesia tsunami caused by volcano eruption
A deadly tsunami struck coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java, Indonesia on Saturday.
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Can Buildings Be Protected From Earthquakes?
This video is answering the question of how can buildings be protected from earthquakes.
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...
Mediacorp
Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry: The Blame Game and Environmental Consequences
This video explores the issue of forest fires caused by the palm oil industry in Indonesia. It examines the different perspectives on who is responsible for these fires, with the focus on small-scale farmers who resort to slash and burn...
Mediacorp
The Impact of Palm Oil: Controversies and Challenges in Indonesia
This video explores the impact of the oil palm tree on Indonesia, focusing on its negative reputation due to deforestation, climate change, human rights abuses, and land conflicts. It highlights the economic benefits and high...
Curated Video
Understanding Shear Stress and Torsion in Mechanics
This video explains the concepts of shear stress and torsion. It describes how internal stresses develop in a beam to resist external forces and how shear stress is defined as force per unit area when the force is acting parallel to the...