Bibliograph

How the Earth works, Michael E Wysession, Part 1 of 4

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How the Earth works, Michael E Wysession, Part 1 of 4

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

How the Earth works

Oclc number

226375708

Responsibility statement

Michael E Wysession

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Series statement

The great courses

Summary

Course covers the making of our planet from the Big Bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth. Travel to the center of our planet and out again, charting the geologic forces that churn beneath our feet to push the continents and seafloor

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. Lecture 1. Geology's impact on history -- Lecture 2. Geologic history : dating the Earth -- Lecture 3. Earth's structure : jouroney to Earth's center -- Lecture 4. Earth's heat : conduction and convection -- Lecture 5.The basics of plate tectonics -- Lecture 6. Making matter : the big bang and big bangs -- Lecture 7. Creating Earth : recipe for a planet -- Lecture 8. The rock cycle : matter in motion -- Lecture 9. Minerals : the building blocks of rocks -- Lecture 10. Magma : the building mush of rocks -- Lecture 11. Crystallization : the rock cycle starts -- Lecture 12. Volcanoes : lava and ash

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live action

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