Our Dynamic Earth

United States, 1979

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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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Credits

producer

National Geographic Society

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1979

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

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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