The an introduction to geology Renton, John J. (John Jack) 1933- creator Teaching Company text vau Chantilly, Virginia The Teaching Company 2006 monographic eng

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2 volumes : illustrations ; 19 cm. 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 [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. John J. Renton. Course no. 1700. Issued with DVD. Transcript covers the 36 lectures covered in the corresponding DVDs. Incluye bibliografías 6 DVD que contienen 36 lecturas / 30 minutos por lectura. Education Teaching Educación Enseñanza Geología Ciencias de la Tierra LB 14.6 R422n 2006 370 Science & mathematics 9781598032222 (pbk) 1598032224 190627 20230411090123.0 spa