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Ring of Fire

The single longest linear feature in the world, the Ring of Fire encircles almost the entire Pacific Basin. This program investigates how slow but immensely powerful forces of geology in that region shaped - and continue to shape - Planet Earth.

Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2010.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col.
Series: How the Earth Was Made.
Subjects:
Geography.
Historical geology.
Physical geography.
Plate tectonics -- History.
Volcanism.
Earth -- Internal structure.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Summary: The single longest linear feature in the world, the Ring of Fire encircles almost the entire Pacific Basin. This program investigates how slow but immensely powerful forces of geology in that region shaped - and continue to shape - Planet Earth.
Item Description: Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 19, 2011.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Introduction to How the Earth Was Made: The Ring of Fire (1:31) -- Ring Of Fire (1:30) -- Alaska's Volcanoes (1:12) -- Mt. Augustine (2:33) -- Building Up Pressure (1:39) -- Super Heated Lava Flows (0:49) -- Water Beneath the Volcano (2:47) -- Mt. Lassen (3:10) -- Sea Floor Movement (2:42) -- Subduction (1:18) -- Earthquakes (1:15) -- Prince William Sound (2:45) -- Great Alaskan Earthquake (1:40) -- Sumatra Tsunami: Destructive Power of Quakes (2:51) -- Moving Crust Creates Seismic Activity (1:50) -- Deep Trenches (2:54) -- Picturing the Movement of Plates (1:34) -- Convection Currents (2:09) -- Mid-ocean Ridges (2:02) -- Cycle of Movement (3:17) -- Summary & Credits: How the Earth Was Made: The Ring of Fire (1:46)
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The single longest linear feature in the world, the Ring of Fire encircles almost the entire Pacific Basin. This program investigates how slow but immensely powerful forces of geology in that region shaped - and continue to shape - Planet Earth.
10 & up.
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col.
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 10 & up.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.

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