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The Rockies / A&E Television Networks, LLC.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- How the Earth Was Made.
- How the Earth Was Made
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology.
- Historical geology.
- Physical geography.
- Plate tectonics--History.
- Plate tectonics.
- Earth (Planet)--Internal structure.
- Earth (Planet).
- Rocky Mountains.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Internet videos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2009.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- Summary:
- This program describes the tectonic forces behind the creation of the Rocky Mountains and offers evidence that the ancient mountains - still young, in geological terms - are still growing.
- Contents:
- Introduction to How the Earth Was Made: The Rockies (1:16)
- Marine Fossils High in the Mountains (1:57)
- Vast Inland Sea (2:55)
- Flat Irons (2:07)
- Flagstaff Mountain (2:29)
- Huge Uplifting Force (1:42)
- Weak Line in the Crust (1:17)
- Plant Fossils (2:30)
- Temperature and Elevation (1:28)
- Disappearing Mountains (1:33)
- Wind River Canyon (2:19)
- Powder River Basin (1:42)
- Darton's Peak (1:35)
- Volcanic Eruptions of the Early Rockies (2:02)
- Boulder Canyon (2:40)
- Jagged Edges Caused by Glaciers (2:49)
- Many Ice Ages Carve the Rockies (1:59)
- Rift Valley (2:38)
- Secrets From Warm Pools of Water (2:45)
- Rio Grande Rift: What Will Happen? (2:37)
- Summary & Credits: How the Earth Was Made: The Rockies (1:22)
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 9, 2013).
- Title from distributor's description.
- OCLC:
- 858442646
- Publisher Number:
- 42685s Infobase
- 42703 Infobase
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