GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time

Student-Curated Geology Video Collection

24 Items From Category "Early Earth and the First Life"

Feedback loops: How nature gets its rhythms – Anje-Margriet Neutel

1. Summary Feedback loop is compared to a band playing together, each instrument contributing to the feed back of the music.  Feed back is output of matter and energy being fed back int...

What is the Evidence for Evolution?

1. Summary: he video discusses the fact that whales at one point in time were able to walk on land and thus, evolution has bred out whales having legs to better adapt to their environme...

How Many Mass Extinctions Have Happened on Earth?

Summary: In this video, Life Noggin, gives a brief explanation on the five mass extinctions that have happened on earth thus far. These five mass extinctions have occurred because of na...

Why Are We The Only Human’s Left?

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens have similar makeups, both physically and mentally.  Similar to Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals communicated, cared, gathered, and provided for each other.  Neanderthal...

Could there be more than 5 mass extinctions?

Video Title Write the Title of the video, it's creator, and the full URL here. You will copy and paste this information into the Submission Form. “How Many Mass Extinctions ...

The Paleozoic Era

Video Title   Title: The Paleozoic Era Creator: LilliVallance ULR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irZOkNHn_lg   Summary   This video is a g...

Less Than Five – How Was Planet Earth Formed?

Summary This video provides a brief history of how Earth was formed and a very brief statement on the moon forming as well. In short, heavier materials that could withstand heat resiste...

Four Ways to Understand the Earth’s Age

Summary In this video, they use a comparative method to help people grasp how old the Earth is. They utilize a timeline approach to key world events and compare them to...

Why Is It Hot Underground?

Summary The Earth started as a ball of molten rock and has been cooling ever since. Although the crust has cooled enough for us to live on it, the mantle and core are still very hot. Ra...

The Formation of the Solar System

Summary This video provides you with a six minute briefing on the formation of the solar system, including visual detail. It explains how the early building blocks of the solar system a...

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