Earthquakes and volcanoes

United States, 1957

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The forces that cause earthquakes and volcanoes. Wherever the earth has been folded up into mountains, cracks may appear in the crust. When blocks of earth move along these cracks, or faults, earthquakes may occur. If melted rock is near a fault or weak spot in the crust, it may be forced out to produce a volcanic eruption.

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Credits

producer

Paul Burnford

production company

Film Associates

Duration

00:12:07:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320540

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth - Crust

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earthquakes

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Volcanoes

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Crust

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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