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Title Comment Keywords
Gravimeter 16:50 - 17:19 (00:29) / 0.4 MB iron, salt, gravimeter
Origins of Oceans 03:08 - 03:54 (00:46) / 0.5 MB ocean, "volcanic eruption", erosion, salt, "carbon dioxide", chlorine, "sulfur dioxide", sodium, magnesium
Halite 07:56 - 08:34 (00:38) / 1.2 MB halite, sodium, chlorine, atom, evaporation, lake, metal, gas, salt, mineral
Introduction to Weathering and Soils 00:40 - 01:55 (01:15) / 1.7 MB introduction, "Cleopatra's Needle", mud, Egypt, "United States", atmosphere, humid, "New York City", salt, weathering, "granitic rock", rock, "Earth's surface"
Chemical Precipitation 07:05 - 07:42 (00:37) / 1.0 MB "sedimentary rock", "chemical sedimentation", lithification, "chemical precipitation", water, desert, lake, lagoon, evaporation, calcite, gypsum, salt, evaporite
Seawater 16:42 - 17:19 (00:37) / 0.8 MB groundwater, "fresh water", "sea water", salt, coast, well, irrigation
Water Quality 20:39 - 21:47 (01:08) / 1.7 MB "Jim Goodrich", "Orange County", geologist, "coastal basin", ocean, "sea water", "fresh water", salt, pollution, well, "Water Factory 21", groundwater, "injection barrier", "salt water intrusion"
Introduction to Wind, Dust and Desert 00:40 - 01:54 (01:14) / 1.1 MB introduction, "James Sadd", "Death Valley", lake, valley, shoreline, grassland, slope, "pine tree", humid, animal, bison, antelope, horse, pelican, flamingo, climate, glacier, "Ice Age", salt, lakebed, desert, plant, evaporation
Conclusion 25:45 - 26:48 (01:03) / 1.3 MB "James Sadd", desert, humans, life, dune, playa, salt, sand, "desert varnish", environment, landform, climate, lake, grassland, forest
Steam Drives Turbines 22:25 - 23:25 (01:00) / 1.2 MB "Fred Teeters", steam, energy, power, groundwater, geothermal, salt, brine
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