Our changing earth. Part 2. Wearing away of the land

United States, 1959

Film
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Many forces wear away the land, but what is worn away in one place goes to build up in another. Shows how rocks are decomposed; how caves and sink holes are made; and how glaciers are formed and the work they do; how blowing sand erodes the surface of the earth; and how the waves are reshaping the coastline.

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Credits

production company

Harvard Film Service, Harvard University

Duration

00:10:51:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011759

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Chemical weathering

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Erosion

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Formations (Geology)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology, Structural

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Glacial erosion

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Winds

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemical weathering

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Formations (Geology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology, Structural

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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