The nature of earth [videorecording] : an introduction to geology / John J. Renton.
These 36 half-hour lectures introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781598032215
- ISBN: 1598032216
- Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches + 1 course guidebook (vi, 185 pages ; 19 cm.)
- Publisher: Chantilly, Virginia : Teaching Co., [2006].
- Copyright: ©2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Course no. 1700. Course guidebook contains an outline of each 30 minute lecture. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. Disc 1. 1. Origin of the universe ; 2. Origin of the solar system ; 3. Continental drift ; 4. Plate tectonics ; 5. The formation of minerals ; 6. Classification of minerals -- Disc 2. 7. The identification of minerals ; 8. Kinds of rocks ; 9. Sedimentary rocks ; 10. Metamorphic rocks ; 11. Volcanic activity ; 12. Phases of volcanic activity -- Disc 3. 13. The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park ; 14. Mass wasting: gravity at work ; 15. Mass wasting processes ; 16. Weathering ; 17. Soils and the clay minerals ; 18. Climate and the type of soils -- Disc 4. 19. Streams: the major agent of erosion ; 20. Sculpting of the landscape ; 21. Stream erosion in arid regions ; 22. Ice sculpts the final scene ; 23. Groundwater ; 24. The production of groundwater -- Disc 5. Karst topography ; 26. Groundwater contamination ; 27. Rock deformation ; 28. The geologic structures ; 29. Faults and joints ; 30. Earthquakes -- Disc 6. 31. Damage from earthquakes ; 32. Seismology ; 33. The formation of mountains ; 34. Orogenic styles ; 35. Economic geology of coal ; 36. Economic geology of petroleum. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Taught by: Professor John J. Renton, West Virginia University. |
System Details Note: | DVD, Region 1. |
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Subject: | Geology. Earth sciences. |
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Prince Rupert Library | GCDVD 551 Natu GC074 (Text) | 33294002114635 | DVDs | Volume hold | Available | - |
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