GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time

Student-Curated Geology Video Collection

14 Items From Category "Geological Materials and Biogeochemical Cycles"

When the Sahara Was Green

Summary The Sahara Desert is home to ancient history that no one generally thinks about. The ancient people, animals, and environment all left remains that we now study today. The Sahar...

Glacial Landforms

Summary This video is important in understanding the effects of glaciers due to their large impact on landforms. Glaciers create large valleys, fjords, transport large rocks, and leave ...

How To Date A Planet

Summary The Earth is old and it's hard to tell exactly how old the Earth really is because rocks are constantly renewing themselves. When rocks are melted, the heat destroys the evidenc...

This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants

Summary The country of Morocco has 75% of the world’s supply of rock phosphate, the world’s main source of phosphorus. This means that Morocco is key to the world’s ability to grow food...

Did Earth Always Have Water? A Cosmic H2Origin Story

Summary This video describes the creation of water in the solar system. It goes onto explain the three theories as to how the Earth’s water was obtained. Following that, it addresses th...

Why Does the Earth Have Layers?

1. Summary After briefly describing how the sun and our solar system came to be, this video shifts focus to the Earth’s layers and their importance. The video explains what the various ...

Plate Boundaries and Tectonic Plates

1. Summary This video discusses the constant motion of the earth’s lithospheric plates known as plate tectonics. It talks about…

How Was the Grand Canyon Formed?

1. Summary The Grand Canyon is an immense canyon in Arizona, USA. The canyon is 446 kilometres long, 29 kilometres wide and 1 mile deep. This video explains how a number of forces creat...

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...

Why Do Rivers Have Deltas?

This video focuses on how deltas are created. It discusses how coastlines bend in either an inward or outward direction where rivers meet the ocean. As well, it discusses what the role of the i...

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