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Other Resource Links: Earth Science Animations: Groundwater Animations Links
  1. LINK GROUNDWATER SPEED
    DESCRIPTION Michigan Tech University, most have little idea on how slow groundwater can move. For this Flash animation, water movement is contrasted for three different environments: river, lake, and aquifer. Whereas the movement of water in a river is depicted as 7 ft/s, movement in an aquifer is only .33 ft/day.
  2. LINK PERMEABILITY
    DESCRIPTION Michigan Tech University, in this Flash animation the permeabilities of four different substrates, gravel, sand, silt, and clay are contrasted. Permeability is the ability to transmit liquid. In this animation substrate permeability range from two minutes for a meter of gravel to two hundred years for clay.
  3. LINK CONE OF DEPRESSION
    DESCRIPTION McGraw Hill, a simple Flash animation exhibits the formation of a cone of depression as a result of groundwater overdraft. Contaminants from a nearby landfill are drawn into the cone of depression. At this same page, there are a number of other groundwater animations, including salt water intrusion and the formation of an artesian well. Access the animation by clicking on the `Pumping Well and Cone of Depression` link.
  4. LINK GEYSER ERUPTION
    DESCRIPTION Exploring Earth, the Flash animation uses a cross section to explain geyser eruption. As groundwater enters fractured bedrock, it is heated by nearby magma but is prevented from boiling by the pressure of overlying water. Eventually, the water becomes superheated and is forced upward, pushing water to the surface. The animation can be paused and rewound to emphasize important points
  5. LINK Groundwater Story
    DESCRIPTION DNR, metrokc, `Watch this musical animation while learning about the importance of groundwater to living things -- including people -- and how to help protect this hidden resource. The Groundwater Story is designed for kids and adults who like watching funny cartoons while learning.`
  6. LINK HYDROLOGIC CYCLE AND GROUNDWATER
    DESCRIPTION Wiley, a QuickTime animation with accompanying audio outlines the basic pathways associated with the hydrologic cycle. The second part of the video focuses on groundwater, discussing such terms as infiltration, percolation, and groundwater table. Contamination issues are also introduced. The idealized flow lines shown in cross section should be viewed with caution, especially for limestone and glacial terrains where groundwater flow can be much more circuitous. The animation loads slowly.
  7. LINK HYDROLOGIC CYCLE QUIZ
    DESCRIPTION Michigan Tech University, a Flash-enabled drag and drop quiz highlighting the major components of the hydrologic cycle.
  8. LINK LOOK AROUND YOU WATER
    DESCRIPTION BBC, Find a 10 minute humorous video highlighting water`s unique properties.
  9. LINK Robow
    DESCRIPTION Agriculture Canada, with this animation, find an interesting way to get important messages across and a good laugh at the same time. This MediaFlash depicts `RoboCow`, a bovine hero, tackling issues of ground and surface water contamination due to farmland activity.
  10. LINK The Groundwater Story
    DESCRIPTION `Watch this musical animation while learning about the importance of groundwater to living things -- including people -- and how to help protect this hidden resource. The Groundwater Story is designed for kids and adults who like watching funny cartoons while learning.`
  11. LINK Water Cycle Movie
    DESCRIPTION NASA, while it`s a little large at 44Mb the animation does a clear job of demonstrating all of the aspects of the water cycle and includes what could be interpreted as lake effect and orographic lifting. The link to the movie is on the right side of the (NASA) page.
  12. LINK Water Planet
    DESCRIPTION Leonardo Dicaprio has two narrated has online films that make many environmental connections; here’s a colorful, well made Flash movie on the conserving the hydrosphere.
   

 

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