| General |
Savage
earth
- links to animations in the sections above, plus;
Savage
earth animations Interactive
- see Normal Fault animation, Blind Thrust Fault
animation, Strike-Slip Fault animation, Dip-Slip Fault animation,
Collision Zone animation, Mid-Ocean Ridge animation, Subduction
animation, Primary Wave animation, Secondary Wave animation,
Surface Wave animation, Tsunami Spread animation.
Earth
Science Resources
- useful links from the Franklin Institute Online
Extreme Science
- the largest earthquake, plate tectonics
Geological
time machine
- an introduction to geology with a history of the Earth
The
Earth's geological timeline Interactive
-
from the Big Bang to the present
Geological
timeline |
| Rock
Cycle |
How
do rocks undergo change? Interactive
- Rock cycle animation interactive – shows how each type
of rock is formed and how it can be converted to another
The
rock cycle
-Summary notes only - rock types, earth structure, rock cycle.
Includes diagram
The
rock cycle - Mineralogical Society of America
-Describes the rock cycle, rock types and their identification
in student friendly language and includes diagrams
The
rock cycle experiments Interactive
-Interactive site in the sense that main page links to experiments
that investigate different rock types and how they can be converted
to others
The
rock cycle
-Simple explanation of rock cycle and types
Discover
how rocks are formed Interactive
-How the three rock types are formed with short animations and
links to examples of each type
Rock
hounds links |
| Plate
tectonics |
Plate
tectonics
- Simple explanation of plate theory plus links to the three
plate boundary types |
| Volcanoes
and earthquakes |
Savage
earth earthquake Interactive
- animation
of earthquake - focus, P and S waves
Savage
earth volcano Interactive
- animation of volcano erupting
Volcano World
- Links to current eruptions, glossary, kids' page and more
Images
of volcanoes
- pictures of volcanoes, and brief explanation as to type, by
region around the world
IRIS
- Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Virtual
courseware: Earthquake Interactive
- introduces the concepts of how an earthquake epicenter is
located and how the Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined |
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