Silver Science Files & Links
- Undersea Geology
Students locate and label geologic features of the ocean and explore the relationship of these features to plate tectonics. - Science Court Water Cycle
Why are are Mr. Peterman's pipes leaking? Or are they? - What is an alluvial fan?
Water and Oceans vocabulary - Tsunamis 101
In Japanese, tsunami means "harbor wave." Tsunamis are ocean waves triggered by an earthquake, volcano, or other movement of the ocean floor. Potentially imperceptible in deep water, a tsunami increases in height as it encounters the shallow waters of shore, often leading to extensive wreckage and loss.