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Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology

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18 hours 7 minutes
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Get a brilliant introduction into a truly fascinating and relevant topic in this course that teaches you the fundamentals of geology.

Syllabus

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
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Taught by

John J. Renton

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