Live footage of earthquakes and volcanoes dramatises changes in the earth’s crust. Animation explains these events in terms of the theory of plate tectonics. Many of the plate boundaries are located in deep ocean waters and, in a submersible vehicle scientists explore an underwater ridge where two plates are drifting apart.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016432
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earthquakes
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Volcanoes
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)