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Earthquakes /

Showing actual footage of earthquakes and their aftermath, discusses the forces that fuel these massive events. Faults, waves, and the transfer of energy from the epicenter are explained, and histories of the seismograph and Richter scale are presented. The program also describes devices being devel...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (Firm), Annenberg/CPB
Other Authors: Sadd, James, Gilfillan, David
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed captioned.
Published: South Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB, ©1992.
Series:Earth revealed ; 9.
Subjects:
Earthquakes.
Fault zones.
Seismology.
Geology, Structural.
Geomorphology.
Plate tectonics.
Earth sciences.
Physical geology.
Geology.
Tremblements de terre.
Zones de failles.
Sismologie.
Géomorphologie.
Tectonique des plaques.
Sciences de la terre.
Géologie physique.
Géologie.
Digital video.
Streaming multimedia.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Showing actual footage of earthquakes and their aftermath, discusses the forces that fuel these massive events. Faults, waves, and the transfer of energy from the epicenter are explained, and histories of the seismograph and Richter scale are presented. The program also describes devices being developed to study and eventually predict earthquakes.
Item Description:Video streaming is available for these titles.
Format:Mode of access: Windows Media Player, World Wide Web.
Audience:High school/college.
9-12+