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Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology

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Overview

Get a brilliant introduction into a truly fascinating and relevant topic in this course that teaches you the fundamentals of geology.

Syllabus

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  • 01: Origin of the Universe
  • 02: Origin of the Solar System
  • 03: Continental Drift
  • 04: Plate Tectonics
  • 05: The Formation of Minerals
  • 06: Classification of Minerals
  • 07: The Identification of Minerals
  • 08: Kinds of Rocks
  • 09: Sedimentary Rocks
  • 10: Metamorphic Rocks
  • 11: Volcanic Activity
  • 12: Phases of Volcanic Activity
  • 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
  • 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
  • 25: Karst Topography
  • 26: Groundwater Contamination
  • 27: Rock Deformation
  • 28: The Geologic Structures
  • 29: Faults and Joints
  • 30: Earthquakes
  • 31: Damage from Earthquakes
  • 32: Seismology
  • 33: The Formation of Mountains
  • 34: Orogenic Styles
  • 35: Economic Geology of Coal
  • 36: Economic Geology of Petroleum

Taught by

John J. Renton

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