Earth Science: Program Three

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Do the continents move? In this segment, students learn the relationship between a molten core, plate tectonics, and continental drift. Part of the "Earth Science" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 27 minutes 9 seconds

Topic: Geography, Science
Subtopic: Earth Sciences, Geology, World Geography
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 9
Standards:

Release Year: 2013
Producer/Distributor: Cerebellum Corporation
Series: Earth Science

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Illustration of the Earth. Caption: Noon is when the sun is highest in the sky.

Matter - icons representing solid, liquid, and gas. Caption: of a solid, a liquid, or a gas,

Two parallel peaks of rock with a line of magma rising between them. Arrows point to each of the peaks. Divergent boundaries occur on the sea floor. Caption: The magma quickly hardens and forms.

Map of Earth against starry sky with the tectonic plates outlined around the continents. Caption: is covered by ten major tectonic plates,

Layers of red sedimentary rock forming the cliffs to the Grand Canyon. Caption: (woman) Question of the day: How was the Grand Canyon formed?

Earth with a thin halo labeled as greenhouse gases. Caption: Greenhouse gases are mostly water vapor and carbon dioxide.

Trees, water, mountains, desert, and plain with river. Caption: Biomes are like little kingdoms.

Cart ascending roller coaster track. Caption: What are the reservoirs for the carbon cycle?

Still image from: Earth Science: The Branches of Earth Science (Module 1, Topic 1)

Still image from: Earth Science: Implementing the Scientific Method (Module 1, Topic 2)