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Interactive: The Dynamic Earth

www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html

Interactive lesson on the layers of the earth, mantle convection and plate tectonics.

Mid Ocean Ridge Interactive - NOAA

www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson02.html

A short video, and activities, illustrating the features, significance and global impacts of the mid-ocean ridge system by the NOAA.

Plate Tectonics Interactive - NOAA

www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson01.html

A short video, and activities, illustrating the processes and global impacts of plate tectonics from the NOAA.

Subduction Zones Interactive - NOAA

www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson04.html

A brief video by the NOAA on subduction zones and activities on bathymetric maps and the bathymetry of subduction.

Tsunami Interactive

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tsunami/media/tsunami-anatomy.swf

Learn about how a tsunami forms, moves and interacts with shorelines in this interactive lesson from PBS "Anatomy of a Tsunami".

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