The nature of earth : an introduction to geology /
Renton, John J. 1933-
The nature of earth : an introduction to geology / Introduction to geology. Transcript book John J. Renton. - Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2006. - 2 volumes : illustrations ; 19 cm. - The Great Courses Science & mathematics. . - The Great courses . - The Great Courses .
Course no. 1700. Issued with DVD. Transcript covers the 36 lectures covered in the corresponding DVDs.
Incluye bibliografías
[v. 1] : Lectures 1-18 Origin of the universe --
Origin of the solar system --
Continental drift --
Plate tectonics --
The formation of minerals --
Classification of minerals --
The identification of minerals --
Kinds of rocks --
Sedimentary rocks --
Metamorphic rocks --
Volcanic activity --
Phases of volcanic activity --
Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park --
Mass wasting--gravity at work --
Mass wasting processes --
Weathering --
Soils and the clay minerals --
Climate and the type of soils --
[v. 2]: Lectures 19-36 Streams--the major agent of erosion --
Sculpting of the landscape --
Stream erosion in arid regions --
Ice sculpts the final scene --
Groundwater --
The production of groundwater --
Karst topography --
Groundwater contamination --
Rock deformation --
The geologic structures --
Faults and joints --
Earthquakes --
Damage from earthquakes --
Seismology --
The formation of mountains --
Orogenic styles --
Economic geology of coal --
Economic geology of petroleum.
These 36 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
9781598032222 (pbk) 1598032224
Education.
Teaching.
Educación
Enseñanza
Geología
Ciencias de la Tierra
LB 14.6 / R422n 2006
370
The nature of earth : an introduction to geology / Introduction to geology. Transcript book John J. Renton. - Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2006. - 2 volumes : illustrations ; 19 cm. - The Great Courses Science & mathematics. . - The Great courses . - The Great Courses .
Course no. 1700. Issued with DVD. Transcript covers the 36 lectures covered in the corresponding DVDs.
Incluye bibliografías
[v. 1] : Lectures 1-18 Origin of the universe --
Origin of the solar system --
Continental drift --
Plate tectonics --
The formation of minerals --
Classification of minerals --
The identification of minerals --
Kinds of rocks --
Sedimentary rocks --
Metamorphic rocks --
Volcanic activity --
Phases of volcanic activity --
Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone Park --
Mass wasting--gravity at work --
Mass wasting processes --
Weathering --
Soils and the clay minerals --
Climate and the type of soils --
[v. 2]: Lectures 19-36 Streams--the major agent of erosion --
Sculpting of the landscape --
Stream erosion in arid regions --
Ice sculpts the final scene --
Groundwater --
The production of groundwater --
Karst topography --
Groundwater contamination --
Rock deformation --
The geologic structures --
Faults and joints --
Earthquakes --
Damage from earthquakes --
Seismology --
The formation of mountains --
Orogenic styles --
Economic geology of coal --
Economic geology of petroleum.
These 36 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
9781598032222 (pbk) 1598032224
Education.
Teaching.
Educación
Enseñanza
Geología
Ciencias de la Tierra
LB 14.6 / R422n 2006
370