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The nature of earth., an introduction to geology, [taught by] John J. Renton, Fullscreen

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The nature of earth.

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[taught by] John J. Renton

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The great courses. Science & mathematics. Earth science

an introduction to geology

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

disc 1. Origin of the universe -- Origin of the solar system -- Continental drift -- Plate tectonics -- The formation of minerals -- Classification of mineralsdisc 2. The identification of minerals -- Kinds of rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Volcanic activity -- Phases of volcanic activitydisc 3. Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park -- Mass wasting: gravity at work -- Mass wasting processes -- Weathering -- Soils and the clay minerals -- Climate and the type of soilsdisc 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 groundwaterdisc 5. Karst topography -- Groundwater contamination -- Rock deformation -- The geologic structures -- Faults and joints -- Earthquakesdisc 6. Damage from earthquakes -- Seismology -- The formation of mountains -- Orogenic styles -- Economic geology of coal -- Economic geology of petroleum

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