Introduction:

GSM1 1. Down to Earth - Introduces the vast field of study that is geology, showing the 
uniqueness of earth in its ability to support life. (30min/$15/GSM) (run time/cost/donor)

GSM1 2. The Restless Planet - Revisits the beginnings of our solar system and the evolution of 
Earth's structure. (30min/$15/GSM)

Plate Tectonics

GSM2 3. Earth's Interior - Demonstrates how seismic waves occur and explains the 
measurement of gravity, heat flow, and earth magnetism, to provide information about Earth's 
interior. (30min/$15/GSM) 

GSM2 4. The Sea Floor - Examines major sea-floor features: the mid-ocean ridge, oceanic 
trenches and fracture zones, evidence of the mobile crust of the earth. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM3 5. The Birth of a Theory - Traces origins of the ideas of continental drift and sea floor 
spreading and their contributions to plate tectonics theory. (30min/$15/GSM)
6. Plate Dynamics - Introduces theory and ideas about the movements of earth's plates 
by looking at plate boundaries and their associated geologic features. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM4 7. Mountain Building - How major mountain belts and continents are created, evolve, 
and wear away. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM4 8. Earth's Structures - Illustrates how bedrock responds to tectonic forces originating 
within Earth and is studied by structural geologists. (30min/$15/GSM) 

GSM5 9. Earthquakes - Explores the nature and consequences of earthquakes, the factors that 
cause earthquakes, their location, and characteristics. (30min/$15/GSM)




Geologic Time and Life

GSM5. Geologic Time - Portrays the immensity of the geologic time scale, which is the 
worldwide basis for correlation of geologic events, rock formation, and fossils. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM6. Evolution Through Time - The evolutionary journey of Earth over the past 4.5 
billion years. (30min/$15/GSM)

The Rock Cycle

GSM6. Minerals: The Materials of Earth - Covers the origins, classifications, and uses of 
minerals. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM7. Volcanism - Explains how volcanoes are formed, and assesses the importance of 
volcanic activity to Earth's geology and climate. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM7. Intrusive Igneous Rocks - Unveils the rock-forming processes of magmas that do 
not reach Earth's surface but solidify underground. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM8. Weathering and Soils - Demonstrates how minerals and rocks change when 
subjected to the physical and chemical conditions that exist at Earth's surface. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM8. Mass Wasting - Demonstrates gravity at work on rapidly moving landslides and 
imperceptibly slow creep, and the role of humans in causing or controlling mass wasting. 
(30min/$15/GSM)

GSM9. Sedimentary Rocks: The Key to Past Environments - Illustrates the importance of 
sedimentary rocks in understanding Earth's surface and environmental conditions of the past. 
(30min/$15/GSM)

GSM9. Metamorphic Rocks - Interprets the causative factors of metamorphism and the kinds 
of rocks produced. (30min/$15/GSM)

Carving the Landscape 

GSM10. Running Water I: Rivers, Erosion, and Deposition -The video analyses the role of 
running water in sculpting Earth's surface, and discusses tectonic and hydrologic cycles and how 
they work together to shape the land. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM10. Running Water II: Landform Evolution - Recognizes the roles human activity can 
play in intensifying or reducing flood danger, and describes the process by which streams and 
valleys are shaped and landscapes formed. (30min/$15/GSM)

GSM11. Groundwater - Explains how this critical resource is distributed and recycled. 
(30min/$15/GSM)
      Wind, Dust and Deserts - Deserts cover a third of all land masses and are found in 
polar and equatorial regions. This program shows how they form and their major features. 
(30min/$15/GSM)

GSM12. Glaciers - Responsible for such spectacular scenery as the Alps and Yosemite Valley, 
glaciers are important sculptors of the earth's surface. (30min/$15/GSM) 
        Waves, Beaches and Coasts - This program takes viewers to the beach, a dynamic 
zone where the sand is in constant motion, sensitive to variations in waves, winds, tides, 
currents, and human interventions. (30min/$15/GSM)

Living With Earth

GSM13. Living With Earth, Part I - Expresses human responses to the destructive forces of 
natural phenomena, such as earthquakes and landslides. (30min/$15/GSM)
               Living With Earth, Part II - Explores the impact of human activity on Earth and 
discusses ways in which people can shape their actions to benefit Earth. (30min/$15/GSM)


Coordinated Print 

Textbook: Physical Geology: Earth Revealed, by McGeary and Plummer, William C. Brown, 
1992. $35.95.

Earth Revealed Study Guide, Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company, 1992, $22.95.

Earth Revealed Faculty Manual, by the Southern California Consortium, 1992, $15.00.

Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, Macmillan Publishing Co., 1990, $33.95.

Call 1-800-LEARNER (532-7637) to order.