| Edition |
Library edition. |
| Description |
6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks. |
| Series |
The great courses. Science & mathematics |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Course no. 1700. |
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Course guidebooks contain outlines of each 30 minute lecture. |
| Performer |
Courses led by Professor John J. Renton, West Virginia University. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Pt. 1. Origin of the universe ; Origin of the solar system ; Continental drift ; Plate tectonics ; The formation of minerals ; Classification of minerals -- Disc 2. The identification of minerals ; Kinds of rocks ; Sedimentary rocks ; Metamorphic rocks ; Volcanic activity ; Phases of volcanic activity. |
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Disc 3. Pt. 2. The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park ; Mass wasting : gravity at work ; Mass wasting processes ; Weathering ; Soils and the clay minerals ; Climate and the type of soils -- Disc 4. Streams : the major agent of erosion ; Sculpting of the landscape ; Stream erosion in arid regions ; Ice sculpts the final scene ; Groundwater ; The production of groundwater. |
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Disc 5. Pt. 3. Karst topography ; Groundwater contamination ; Rock deformation ; The geologic structures ; Faults and joints ; Earthquakes -- Disc 6. Damage from earthquakes ; Seismology ; The formation of mountains ; Orogenic styles ; Economic geology of coal ; Economic geology of petroleum. |
| Summary |
These 36 half-hour lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Geology.
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Earth sciences.
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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| Added Title |
Introduction to geology |
| ISBN |
1598032216 |
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9781598032215 |
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