GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time

Student-Curated Geology Video Collection

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Where did Earth’s water come from?

Summary Water is the most valuable and important source to be found on our planet. But how did Earth obtain its water supply, while other planets remain devoid if it? In this video, Zac...

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...

The Single-Celled Organism That Almost Wiped Out Life on Earth

Cyanobacteria are single-celled organisms that led to the Great Oxygenation Event and paved the way for complex life. There was no free oxygen in the atmosphere 3.5 billion years ago and anaero...

Domains and Kingdoms of Life

Summary  Within 2:43 minutes viewers are able to learn the three domains of life on Earth (Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya) along with the four kingdoms (Protists, Plants, Fungi ...

How North America Got Its Shape

Summary: This video helps viewers understand how continents were arranged before they looked like they do today. It explains how continents broke apart and came back to...

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