Summary: Through volcanic eruptions of molten rock, Planet Earth is forever giving birth to itself. But this engine of landmass creation is also a vehicle of cataclysmic destruction-particularly in the form of the super-volcano. This episode from the Amazing Planet series takes viewers backward into the dim reaches of geologic time and forward into the not-too-distant future to illustrate how magma and...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010

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Summary: In this program a young environmental engineer takes viewers into the field for an in-depth look at the rock cycle and the geologic processes that occur within Earth's core, mantle, and crust. Using dynamic graphics to illustrate essential terms, the video covers the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; their physical and chemical properties; subgroups and examples of each;...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011

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