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How the Earth Was Made: Everest

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Tall, snowy, and rocky mountain as seen from below. Caption: Is Everest shrinking or growing?

As shown on the History Channel. It is the tallest and biggest mountain on Earth, as far removed from sea level as it's possible to be--and yet its sedimentary layers contain fossils that were once creatures that lived on the ocean seabed. The Himalayas formed when India smashed into Asia--propelled by plate tectonics. Everest is still rising but its height is limited--extreme erosion counteracts and limits the amount of uplift.

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Runtime: 44 minutes 1 seconds

Steeply sloping walls of layered, red sedimentary rock. Caption: the Grand Canyon remains the most famous of them all.
How the Earth Was Made
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44 minutes 1 seconds
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A volcano emits ash and smoke, as seen from a city street. Caption: (narrator) It's the nightmare scenario that everyone fears.
How the Earth Was Made
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Molten, glowing sphere being pelted by rocks. Caption: was the fledgling Earth.
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Sand dunes. Caption: The wind that builds them also blows them away,
How the Earth Was Made
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A rocky sheer cliff with a river cascading down the face of it, as seen from above. Caption: is shaping this magnificent landscape.
How the Earth Was Made
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44 minutes 21 seconds
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Illustration of a plate of Earth's crust being pushed beneath a second plate. Caption: (narrator) As the two plates moved towards each other,
How the Earth Was Made
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Lava shooting into the air. Caption: pouring out of volcanoes all around the Ring of Fire.
How the Earth Was Made
Season 2 / Ep 7
44 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Tall, snowy, and rocky mountain as seen from below. Caption: Is Everest shrinking or growing?
How the Earth Was Made
Season 2 / Ep 8
44 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Several volcanoes oozing lava and emitting smoke. Caption: They were pushed back by these mountains of fire.
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Lava field in foreground with evergreen trees and snowy mountain in background. Caption: Southwest of St. Helens, he investigates an area
How the Earth Was Made
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44 minutes 50 seconds
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