College Catalog

GEO 101 Physical Geology

A survey of physical and chemical processes upon and within the earth and the consequences for humans and society. View the workings of the earth at both geologic and human time scales within the framework of the theory of plate tectonics and the geologic cycle. Labs include study of how rock and mineral properties record the earth's past processes and of how maps and images of the earth reveal its structure and processes. Local field trips.

Credits

4

Attributes

GENS, GNSC, GNSL, LAS, LS, MSC