| EARTH SCIENCE |
| Glossary of Earthquake and Related Terminology http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/Seismicity/earthquake_terminology.html Includes vocabulary and definitions for terms related to earthquakes. |
| Volcano World http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html Hosted by the University of North Dakota, this site claims to be the web's premier source of volcano information. |
| The Earth's Layers http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Earths_layers/Earths_layers1.html Presentation about the earth's layers including illustrations of the mantle, convection currents and cores. |
| Ice Volcanoes of Lake Superior's South Shores http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/ice/ Describes what ice volcanoes are and how they form. |
| National Geographic: Eye in the Sky http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/tornadoes/tornadoes.html Features text and videos of volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. You will want to turn on the volume of your computers so you can hear the narration. |
| U.S. Geological Survey--Earthquake Hazards Program http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recent/index.html Features real-time Earthquake Maps |
| Plate Teutonics, the Cause of Earthquakes http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html Text and illustrations describe plate teutonics. |
| The Tech--Introduction to Earthquakes http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/quakes/intro/ This interactive site describes what earthquakes are, why they occur and why we can't predict them. |
| FEMA for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/quake.htm A site designed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just for kids. FEMA is now part of the new Department of Homeland Security. Provides links to great information about floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and more! |
| Glossary of Volcano and Related Terminology http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/volcano_terminology.html Vocabulary and definitions related to volcanoes. |
| USGS Photo Glossary of Volcano Terms http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html Glossary of volcano terms with pictures. Just click on the word and it takes you to a picture AND a description of the term. |
| TSUNAMIS |
| EARTHQUAKES |
| GENERAL LINKS |
| Photo Glossary of Earthquakes http://earthquake.usgs.gov/image_glossary/index.html Pictures that describe the various stages of an earthquake. |
| Welcome to Tsunami! http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/index.html You'll find lots of links to reliable information about tsunamis here. |
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