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Earth in action. Plate tectonics /

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Students will explore how the discoveries of specific fossils, the geographic fit of the continents, ocean floor magnetic fields, young ocean rocks, and seafloor spreading provide evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics. Exciting footage from Iceland helps illustrate the power of tectonic...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jerome, Brian A. (Producer), Keck, Nina (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Brandon, VT : Visual Learning Systems, 2003.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Plate tectonics.
Continental drift.
Earth sciences.
Earth (Planet)
Tectonique des plaques.
Continents > Dérive.
Sciences de la terre.
Terre.
Educational films.
Science films.
Films éducatifs.
Films scientifiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Students will explore how the discoveries of specific fossils, the geographic fit of the continents, ocean floor magnetic fields, young ocean rocks, and seafloor spreading provide evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics. Exciting footage from Iceland helps illustrate the power of tectonic movement. Other terminology includes: continental drift, Pangaea, tectonic plates, plate boundaries, mountain building, folding, faulting, and landforms.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 minutes)
Playing Time:00:21:43