Episode of Series “Life Around Us”.
This film shows how geologists, oceanographers, paleontologists and mineralogists gather and analyse supporting data for the theory of continental drift, the dynamic system which is reshaping the earth’s surface.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506100
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Continental drift
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth - Crust
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth - Internal structure
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth movements
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Formations (Geology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oceanography
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Crust
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Internal structure
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth movements
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Formations (Geology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mineralogy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Oceanography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)