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The Restless Planet 30 minutes / n.a. atmosphere, planet, volcano, "plate tectonics", ocean, mantle, life, convection
Kepler 01:42 - 01:54 (00:12) / 0.2 MB "Johannes Kepler", "elliptical orbit", planet, Sun
Earth is Different 02:03 - 02:28 (00:25) / 0.6 MB Earth, planet
Exploding Stars Form Nebula 03:47 - 04:30 (00:43) / 0.8 MB nebula, star, planet
Forming the Solar System 05:04 - 05:53 (00:49) / 0.6 MB "formation of the Sun", "planetary accretion", planet
Accretion 05:53 - 07:05 (01:12) / 1.5 MB "David Stevenson", "planetary formation", planet
Differences Between Planets 08:17 - 08:50 (00:33) / 0.7 MB "gas giant", "rock planet", planet, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mars
Introduction to Plate Tectonics 00:40 - 01:29 (00:49) / 0.6 MB introduction, "James Sadd", "Solar System", Earth, planet, earthquake, ocean, volcano, glaciation, "plate tectonics", landform
A Calendar Year 02:51 - 03:54 (01:03) / 1.2 MB "James Sadd", "geologic time", "geologic age", planet, water, life, oxygen, gas, atmosphere, "multi-cellular organism", plant, animal, dinosaur, extinction, humans, "Industrial Revolution"
Volcanoes on Other Planets n.a. / n.a. planet, volcano, Venus
Similar Planet Origins 25:30 - 26:05 (00:35) / 0.9 MB heat, intrusion, "igneous rock", granite, sediment, continent, ocean, crust, gabbro, basalt, mantle, ultramafic, planet, "Solar System", "James Sadd"
Value of Intrusive Igneous Processes 26:05 - 26:58 (00:53) / 1.2 MB "igneous rock", intrusion, mineral, lithosphere, ore, metal, gem, "tectonic activity", planet, magma, crystal, ocean, continent, mountain, "James Sadd"
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