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Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents
A hydrothermal vent is a fissure in the planet's surface from which geothermally heated...
The water cycle (intermediate)
Water on Earth is in a continuous state of change. The water cycle includes processes...
Ocean currents
The Great ocean conveyor is a planet-wide system of ocean currents, which has a great...
Cloud formation, types of clouds
Evaporating surface water forms clouds of various shapes from which water falls back to...
Hotspots
Hotspots are areas of the Earth´s crust where magma often rises to the surface and causes...
Rivers and landforms
Rivers play an important role in shaping the Earth's surface: they cause erosion as well...
Layers of the ocean
Physical properties, as well as the flora and fauna of the ocean change with depth.
How do seas shape the Earth's surface?
Seawater, as an external force, plays an important role in shaping coastlines.
Aeolian landforms in deserts
Wind, as an external force, plays an important role in shaping deserts.
Altitudinal zonation
In mountainous areas the climate, soil properties, the flora and fauna change depending...
The development of lakes
Standing bodies of water can form in depressions on the surface by both endogenic and...
Faulting (intermediate)
Vertical forces can break up layers of rock into fault blocks, which then move vertically...
Terms of physical geography
This animation demonstrates the most important relief features, surface waters and their...