Alphabetized Earth Science Animations
See Animation References, for animation sources.

A
absorption-EM radiation acid rain Applachian folding adiabatic process adiabatic-dry vs wet rates alpine glacier-moraine aphelion aquifer-quality(Robocow) arch formation artesian aquifer atmospheric layers  atoll atom builder Aurora Borealis
B
bank erosion barrier island baymouth bar beach profile beach zones-drag/drop bedload Bering Ice Bridge bioaccumulation biogeochemical cycles (scroll to Chap. 58)  biomes blackbody radiation black smoker braided stream
C
carbon cycle carbon sequestration-underground carbon sink-trees carbonate platforms cave features cave-formation celestial sphere celestial sphere-sun chemical weathering-clay formation circulation-global (audio) circulation-global(11.2) clastic rocks cloud types coal-formation coal mining coasts-module coastal straightening cold front collapsing star colloid-soil combined sewer outflows comet impact-Encounter comet tail composite volcano cone of depression convectional precipitation convergent boundary-drag/drop contouring practice-weather contouring-elevation contour-elevation contour-valleys contour-spacing convection-liquid convection-mantle Coriolis-airplane Coriolis-merry-go-round crossbedding-formation crystallization cyclogenesis(13.1)
D
dam removal dark matter deep ocean currents (audio)  deglaciation-North America demographic transition denudation desalinization desert names-drag/drop delta loss diamond-exploration diamond-formation Doppler Effect dredging drill and blast cycle drought-12 week U.S. pattern dune-formation dune-types Dust Bowl
E
earthflow earth history-detailed earth history-short earthquake-module earthquake-focus earthquake-security camera earthquake-research earthquake-sound earth structure-drag/drop earth systems eccentricity eclipse-interactive eclipse-lunar eclipse-lunar interactive eclipses-solar ecliptic-celestial sphere ecosystems-quiz elastic rebound electromagnetic spectrum ellipse El Nino and La Nina energy-ecosystem energy transfer (cond., convec. rad.) equilibrium line equinox erosional landscapes eutrophication evaporation exponential population growth (e-coli)
F
faults-types-audio faults-types fault types2 fire-physics firn fission flood-module floodplain development fold geometry-drag/drop folding-landforms fossil-formation friction-flyballs fronts frogs-singing fuel cells fusion
G
galaxy-collision gas laws geostationary orbit geyser eruption geocentric model geologic history-rock depositon geologic timescale-drag drop geostrophic winds GIS geothermal energy global warming-DiCaprio glacier-advance/retreat glacier-calving glacier-crevasses glacier-module glacier landforms-depositional glacier-sea level change global circulation global radiation balance global radiation balance global radiation balance-drag/drop global trends quiz GPS GPS-constellation graded stream gravity-by planet Great Lakes formation Great Red Spot greenhouse effect Greenland glaciers groundwater-audio groundwater groundwater-drag/drop groundwater-kids groundwater-speed groundwater-contamination
H
hachures hail-formation Haiti-eroding nation hanging valleys headward erosion heat island heliocentric model-retrograde motion hot spot-Hawaii H-R diagram H-R diagram Hubble movies hurricane aim hurricane-development hurricane history (click on "150 yrs. Ruin tab) hurricane-module hurricane-satellite hurricane-x section(16.3) hurricane tracker hydrocarbon traps hydroelectric power hydrologic cycle hydrologic cycle-quiz hydrologic cycle-drag/drop
I
I can't afford my gasoline (humor) ice ages igneous rock-types ice sheet infrared absorption (2.11) infrared space exploration inverse square law isotherms isostacy isotherms-world patterns
J
Jack Pine-pyrophyllic jet stream(11.9)  jet stream
K
Katrina slide show Kepler's 1st Law Kepler's 2nd Law Kepler's 3rd Law Koeppen classification
L
landfill x-section landslides-Bay Area landslide-live landslide-types  latent heat lava flows-types lightening lightening-stages(15.23) liquifaction loess longitude/latitude
M
magnetic north magnetic reversals mantle plume map projection-problem map scale map projection-types map-terrain mass wasting-drag/drop mass wasting-module meanders meanders-drag/drop metamorphic rock-formation metamorphic rock module meteor Milankovitch Cycle mine explosion mineral growth mineral weathering Mohs scale-drag/drop moon-far side view moon-formation moon-phases moon phase demo moon-synchronous orbit Mt. St. Helens eruption-x section Mt. St. Helens eruption-footage
N
nitrogen cycle nitrogen cycle2 non point pollution
O
obliquity ocean hydrography ocean conveyor belt ocean currents ocean current names-drag/drop ocean floor-drag/drop oil formation and trapping open pit mining orbital velocity orders of magnitude orographic effect ozone creation (troposphere)
P
Pangeaa Pangeaa-drag/drop periglacial ice wedges parallax perihelion permeability photosynthesis photosynthesis-detailed photosynthesis-drag/drop  photovoltaic cells physical weathering-examples plane of ecliptic-seasons plate identification plate tectonics plate tectonics-landscapes pluton-drag/drop population-pyramid-U.S. potential/kinetic energy  Powers of Ten precession precipitation type (8.19) precipitation-global pressure-fronts pressure-height pyroclastic flow-Japan pyroclastic flow-origin
Q
ocean depth-dissolved oxygen oil and natural gas module oxbow lake formation ozone-depletion
R
radiation-sources radioactive half life radio telescope rainbows rainshadow effect rain splash erosion Recycle City reflecting telescope refraction refracting telescope residence time retrograde motion retrograde motion2 runoff-global river deposition river-deposition patterns river-sediment transport river-sediment transport (detailed) runoff-stormwater
S  
Saffir Simpson scale salt dissolving salt crystallization saltation scale San Andreas fault sandbar formation sea breeze sea floor spreading seasons-cause seasons-intensity&declination second law thermodynamics sedimentary rock formation seiche seismograph seismic waves-type sewage treatment shanty town development ship sides sidereal day sinkhole formation-subsidence  Snowball Earth snow-growth snow-seasonal soil-bioturbation soil-composition soil health soil horizon-origin soil moisture-global soil orders-global soil-permeability test soil-texture solar system distances solar system-origin sonar mapping sonic boom-flyby species colonization-island spectra spit formation stack erosion Stardust rentry star distance states of matter states of matter 2 storm sounds storm surge-Katrina stream patterns-drag/drop strike and dip succession-primary succession-primary/moraine succession-secondary sun-angle&heating (3.2) sun-declination sun-evolution supernova--origin surface area-weathering
T
temperature-global  thermohaline circulation thunderstorm-formation thunderstorm-stages(15.1) thunderstorm-satellite tidal bore tides tides-moon declination tornado damage-how tornado damage-rating tornado demo tornado x-section tornado manipulative Township and Range transgression/regression tsunami-detection tsunami-formation tsunami-module tsunami origin-Indonesia tsunami-travel
U
 unconformities-types underground mining methods universe-history urban heat island urban sprawl-Phoenix urban sprawl-China ultraviolet radiation-skin damage upwelling
V
vegetation-global viscosity volcano-module volcano-features volcano-types volcano-fountain eruption
W
warm front water conservation techniques water cycle water oil demo waterfalls-Niagara/Iguasu waterfall-formation water purification watershed delineation watershed-Mississippi water vapor satellite waterspout water spout(15.43) wave cyclone wave cut terrace waves-deep waterwaves-shallow water waves-shallow water2 wave refraction weathering-Pebl Phone weathering-minerals weathering module wind power
X
Y
Z
zenith-motion