Volcanoes : exploring the restless Earth

Series: Agi/Ebe Earth Science Series

Duration: 0:18:13

Genre: Educational | Nature

Year Published: 1973

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 21Sep73 · MP24838 (Jan-Jun 1974) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Description: Introduces shield, cinder cone, and strato volcanoes by exploring active volcanoes in Hawaii, Mexico, Italy, and Iceland. Establishes the locations of the world's active volcanoes and uses graphics and photographs of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano to show the land-building activity of a shield volcano. Contrasts the sudden eruption of a cinder cone volcano in Mexico with the infrequent but historically verified eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius. Records the destruction of an Icelandic city in less than a week by a newly formed volcano., Shows volcanic activity that formed two new islands off the coast of Iceland in the 1960s. Three other volcanoes are examined, depicting different types of lava, and examines the effects of volcanic eruptions on man and his environment.

Complete Record: , Scenes of the volcanic activity that formed two new islands off the coast of Iceland in the 1960's, together with views of four other volcanoes. Shows the destructive power of the volcanic process and the two principal types of lava., Introduces shield, cinder cone, and strato volcanoes by exploring active volcanoes in Hawaii, Mexico, Italy, and Iceland. Establishes the locations of the world's active volcanoes and uses graphics and photographs of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano to show the land-building activity of a shield volcano. Contrasts the sudden eruption of a cinder cone volcano in Mexico with the infrequent but historically verified eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius. Records the destruction of an Icelandic city in less than a week by a newly formed volcano., Shows volcanic activity that formed two new islands off the coast of Iceland in the 1960s. Three other volcanoes are examined, depicting different types of lava, and examines the effects of volcanic eruptions on man and his environment.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.