Plate Tectonics
Move plates and observe what happens at divergent, convergent and transform boundaries.
~15 min
10 topics · 10 live
Earth Science and Geology
Drive tectonic plates together and apart, follow rocks through the rock cycle, slice into Earth’s layers, build weather systems and trace a water molecule around the planet. Then trigger earthquakes, erupt volcanoes, travel through deep time, reshape landscapes and pump water from aquifers.
Topics in Earth Science and Geology
Rock Cycle
Apply heat, pressure and weathering to turn rocks from one type into another.
~12 min
Earth’s Layers
Cut into a 3D Earth and compare the temperature, density and state of each layer.
~12 min
Weather and Atmospheric Conditions
Change temperature, pressure and humidity and watch clouds and precipitation form.
~15 min
Water Cycle
Control the sun and terrain and follow water through evaporation, condensation and runoff.
~12 min
Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
Make faults slip in 3D, compare P-, S- and surface waves, read seismograms and locate an epicenter from three stations.
~20 min
Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions
Cut open a 3D volcano, change magma silica, temperature and gas to switch between effusive and explosive eruptions, and map lava, ash, pyroclastic flows and lahars.
~20 min
Geological Time and Fossil Formation
Zoom through 4.5 billion years of Earth history, read the order of rock layers, turn a fish into a fossil and date rocks with radioactive half-lives.
~20 min
Weathering, Erosion and Landform Formation
Watch rain and rivers reshape a 3D landscape, crack rock with ice and roots, test what water, wind, ice and gravity can move, and grow deltas, meanders and dunes.
~20 min
Groundwater and Aquifer Systems
Slice open a 3D aquifer, pour water through sand, clay and fractured rock, pump a well into a cone of depression, apply Darcy’s law and track a pollution plume.
~20 min