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Californians live on the edge... of a tectonic plate, that is. In this geologically tenuous location, where a tsunami, earthquake, or volcanic eruption is just another hazard, the rocks and landforms are dynamic too. From erupting geysers and boiling mud pots to collapsing sea arches and crawling landslides, California is a land in motion. In fact, rocks on the west side of the San Andreas Fault have moved northward nearly 200 miles in the last 20...
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Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2006.
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks (22 cm.).
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (ca. 1440 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 277 p. ; 20 cm.)
Language
English
Description
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.
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