GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time

Student-Curated Geology Video Collection

24 Items From Category "General Geology"

How many mass extinctions have there been?

Summary There are 5 major mass extinctions but there have however been many more that have occurred throughout earths history that are potentially larger and more catastrophic than the big 5...

1) Evolution and Natural Selection

Summary This video explains how evolution is a process that happens to populations of species by which advantageous genetic traits are more likely to be passed onto offsp...

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...

Five fingers of evolution – Paul Andersen

Summary Life is created and altered through evolution throughout years. Five processes are covered within the video: population, mating, mutation, movement and natural selection. Also c...

Formation of New Species by Speciation

Summary The video I chose focuses on the process of speciation, the change in gene pools and how it all happens. It goes into detail showing how speciation started all the way back when...

Myths and Misconceptions about Evolution

Summary This video offers explanations to dissolve some of the myths and misconceptions about evolution, including the meaning of "survival of the fittest" and "natural...

Why We Should Stop Building Dams

Summary This video shows a different side of dams, what many think of as clean hydroelectric power. Many points are made about the negative effects dams have on their surrounding enviro...

The Carbon Cycle

Summary: The video describes the carbon cycle at an introductory level. It describes the natural carbon cycle, and each step of the process while highlighting the fact that through this...

Rocks and Minerals

Summary This video covers the three main rock types: metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary. Details about each type of rock are discussed, including what it is made of and how it formed...

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