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The Earth Video Clip Collection
Title
The Earth Video Clip Collection [electronic resource (video)] / QA International.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2010.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (71 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 19, 2011.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Any study of Planet Earth, with its surface area of approximately 200 million square miles, will obviously have a lot of ground to cover! Using high-quality film footage and detailed animations, this collection of 49 video clips (30 seconds to 2 minutes each) examines the history of Earth, the structure of Earth, tectonics and volcanism, water and the oceans, the evolution of landscapes, the representation of Earth, and the continents. Video clips include: The History of the Earth-Introduction; The Formation of Earth; The Geologic Time Scale; Our Knowledge of Geologic Time; The Structure of Earth-Introduction; Inside Earth; Geomagnetism; The Minerals; Mineral Shapes; Rocks; Tectonics and Volcanism-Introduction; Tectonics and Volcanism; Continental Drift; Volcanoes; Volcanism; Geysers; Earthquakes; Water and the Oceans-Introduction; Watercourses; The Seas and Oceans; The Ocean Floor; Ocean Currents; Waves; Tsunamis; The Tides.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Video clip collection
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
6 & up.
Contents
The History of the Earth - Introduction (0:33)
The Formation of Earth (1:42)
The Geologic Time Scale (2:50)
Fossils (1:09)
The Structure of Earth - Introduction (0:42)
Inside Earth (1:34)
Geomagnetism (1:57)
The Minerals (1:36)
Mineral Shapes (1:21)
Rocks (2:07)
Tectonics and Volcanism - Introduction (0:35)
Tectonics and Volcanism (1:25)
Continental Drift (1:30)
Volcanoes (1:58)
Volcanism (1:35)
Geysers (0:57)
Earthquakes (0:58)
Water and the Ocean - Introduction (0:35)
Watercourses (1:45)
The Seas and Oceans (1:37)
The Ocean Floor (1:30)
Ocean Currents (1:40)
Waves (1:07)
Tsunamis (1:05)
The Tides (1:35)
The Evolution of Landscapes - Introduction (0:42)
Erosion (2:05)
Caves (1:46)
How Mountains Are Formed (1:37)
Mountains (1:24)
Littorals (1:26)
Glaciers (1:33)
The Representation of Earth, Introduction (0:45)
Terrestrial Coordinates (1:25)
Cartographic Projection (1:58)
Cartography (1:37)
Cartographic Conventions (1:22)
Physical and Topographic Maps (1:37)
Thematic Maps (1:25)
Remote Sensing (1:40)
Time Zones (1:19)
The Continents, Introduction (1:10)
Antarctica (1:10)
North America (1:25)
South America (1:36)
Europe (1:43)
Asia (1:36)
Oceania (1:39)
Africa (1:29)
Videorecording number
44014 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
QA International.
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