Geology Links

paleontology - volcanoes

Examine P and S waves moving through Earth's interior - control this simulator and watch the waves.

Making Waves - press the button and watch the waves!

Body waves inside the earth - as evidence of earthquake origin.

What Is Seismology? What Are Seismic Waves? - very good diagrams.

On the Move... Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - an excellent page that discusses evidence supporting continental drift (with some info on Alfred Wegener), NASA's role in investigating continental drift, and why it's all important!

Continental Drift Animation - be patient and you will see an excellent animation (just hit the refresh button on your browser if you want to view it repeatedly). Part of a whole series of great tectonics animations hosted at the Museum of Paleontology at Berkely.

Historical Perspective - a good page from the USGS that explains the changes in the Earth's crust over time. Also has links to informative pages on the Earth's crust, what a tectonic plate is, Alfred Wegener, and fossil evidence.

Continental Drift - a simple but informative page on continental drift and the Earth's crust.

This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics - another great USGS site that does a comprehensive job covering plate tectonics.

Intro to Plate Tectonics - contains excellent animations of plate movements and what occurs at plate boundaries. You should also check out the links at the bottom of the main page, they describe some interesting history regarding plate tectonic research.

Rocky Mountain System - this page explains how the Rocky Mountains were raised.

NASA Interactive Pangea Map - try your hand at labeling the 60 million year old (requires Flash). Then try the word search and the quiz!

Juan de Fuca Volcanics - excellent information on subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate.

An Introduction to Plate Tectonics - the story of how the theory developed and was eventually accepted.

Deconstructing Pangaea - use your mouse to tear those continents apart!

Paleomap - excellent animations and graphics of plate tectonics, Pangaea (past and future), and geological processes (free downloads available!)

Earthquake Facts and Follies - devoted to dispelling some of the misconceptions about earthquakes, from the Center for Earthquake Research.

National Earthquake Hazards Program: Western Canada - information regarding earthquake activity in Western Canada. Includes sections historic earthquakes, recent earthquakes, seismic data, and excellent information pages: FAQs, plate tectonics, earthquake preparedness, and more!

About Earthquakes - some detailed information about earthquake causes and phenomena, especially in the "Lectures" section; from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory.

How Earthquakes Work - great set of pages describing earthquake science.

Earthquake Faults and Riftzones - grab your QuickTime plug-in and head for this beautiful collection of virtual reality movies of earthquake faults.

Earthquake Globe - locations of earthquakes on a rotating globe.

Virtual Earthquake - virtual earthquake, a simulated seismogram.

Earthquakes Canada - your ultimate Canadian earthquake source.

Savage Earth - amazing! A terrific series of animations, covers earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and more!

Our Restless Planet - large animation files, but well worth the download wait - fantastic! Most require the QuickTime plug-in.

How Volcanoes Work - an excellent description of volcanoes and volcano types. Don't miss the simulation page!

Global Volcanism Program - a terrific resource that has volcanic activity reports, volcanoes of the world, and much more.

Volcano World - a childish interface, but still very useful - includes volcano of the week, ask a volcanologist, volcano adventures and more. Best feature? Current eruptions.

Pompeii: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries - a good page with animations and descriptions that uncover some of the mysteries of Pompeii.

Virtual Field Trip to Vesuvius - a vary famous eruption.

Virtual Reality Panoramas of Volcanoes - the best way to learn about volcanoes - visit them yourself! These beautiful QuickTime images are truly stunning. Keep a list of the volcanoes that you see - can you find more information on the Internet about any of the volcanoes you have noted? When was the last eruption? Is it dormant?

Savage Earth: Hell's Crust - a fantastic video, get ordering information here. This site has a great preview in QuickTime, and a very cool volcano animation.

Volcano Field Trip - a complete online volcano study! Take down the questions on the first page, then take the tour to find the answers!