Collections of Visualizations on Geoscience Topics

Browse through our collections of visualizations on geoscience topics. Each collection page is targeted at a topic that could be addressed in one or just a few class periods. Many of these pages reside in other parts of the On The Cutting Edge website so don't be surprised if the page looks different when you click on one of the links.

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Atmospheric Pressure and Wind Animations part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:s
These animations for global wind patterns, global atmospheric circulation, coriolis effect, and sea and land breezes.

Plate Tectonic Movement Visualizations part of Geophysics:s
This section provides access to a wide array of visualizations and supporting material that can be used effectively to teach students about plate tectonic movements. Visualizations include simple animations, GIS-based animated maps, paleogeographic maps and globes, as well as numerous illustrations and photos. This collection is not exhaustive but does represent some of the best sources for teaching.

Soil Erosion part of Geomorphology:s
Find animations of soil erosion. There are also Depression Era audio files recounting the Dust Bowl and images of soils.

Dunes: Process and Form part of Geomorphology:s
Find animations describing conditions necessary for producing form variations in sand dunes.

Glacier Physics part of Geomorphology:s
Find animations and movies revealing how a glacier forms, moves, retreats, and in the case of tidewater glaciers, calves. Images of glaciers are also available.

Longshore Drift and Depositional Landforms part of Geomorphology:s
Find animations and images showing a variety of depositional landforms resulting from longshore drift. There are also animations that detail what happens when humans interrupt sediment transport through river and coastal engineering projects.

Processes of River Erosion, Transport, and Deposition part of Geomorphology:s
Find animations showing processes of river erosion, transport and deposition.

Unidirectional Water Flow: sediment transport and sedimentary structures part of Sedimentary Geology:s
Sediment Transport Sediment Transport of 3.8mm, 7mm, and 12mm Gravel videos by John Gaffney. The experiments were performed in the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and record bed load ...

Gravity Flows: sediment transport and sedimentary structures part of Sedimentary Geology:s
Jump to: Mass Wasting Turbidity Currents Experimental Models Turbidity Current Experiment Videos: Suzanne O'Connell. ( This site may be offline. ) Turbidity current movies from Wesleyan University's ...

Sediment Deposition and Facies in Beach and Marine Environments part of Sedimentary Geology:s
This site focuses on sedimentary turbidity currents and their deposits. You'll find here useful animations, photos, static images, videos of experimental models, and visual output from numerical models that can be integrated into lectures or labs.