Physical Geology
Genre: eLearning | MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: aac, 48000 Hz
Language: English | VTT | Size: 1.70 GB | Duration: 8.5 hours

What you'll learn
Explore Earth's Internal Structure.
Get to know our solar system, and the different bodies in it.
Explore Plate Tectonics, its driving forces, and how cool Geological features like mountains are built.
Learn about Fossils, Numerical and Relative Dating.
Learn what are Detrital, Chemical and Organic Sedimentary Rocks.
Understand the processes by which nature creates Coal.
Understand the factors that lead to Mechanical Weathering.
Understand the factors that lead to Chemical Weathering.
Grasp Metamorphism and factors leading to it.
Understand what is magma, how it originates, and how crystallization occurs.
Explore different kinds of Folds & Faults.
Comprehend the stages of rock deformation and what makes folding and faulting possible.
Learn why volcanoes erupt violently and what comes out out of them.
Learn the anatomy of a volcano.
Learn the different zones of a river.
Learn about minerals, their formation, and tools used in their identification.
Differentiate between Angular Unconformity, Disconformity, and Nonconformity
Learn about types of landslides and their triggers.

Requirements
The student needs to know how to read.
Know the names of the elements in the periodic table.
Description
What is this course about?

This course is THE ultimate course on Physical Geology out there. Physical Geology is the study of the materials of the Earth, the different Geological process that operate beneath and on the surface, and the history and development of our planet. Physical geology is a MUST 101 prerequisite for students majoring in Geology, Geophysics, Paleontology, Petroleum Engineering, or ANYONE interested in exploring Earth.

This course contains over 15 sections and 79 lectures, exploring all aspects of Physical Geology. The sections are:

Introduction

Solar System

Geological Time

Inside Earth