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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-24-1994 |
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GLG101 2013 Fall - 9999 |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Introduction
to Geology I - Physical Lecture |
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A study of the kind and arrangement of materials composing
the Earth's crust and the geological processes at work on and within the
Earth's surface. Prerequisites: None. Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Natural Sciences
(Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: GLG103 Arizona Shared
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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GLG101 2013
Fall - 9999 |
Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lecture |
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Describe the scientific foundations of physical geology.
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Describe the building blocks of matter. (II) |
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Describe the three-part classification of rock processes.
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Explain the concept of geologic time. (III) |
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Describe geologic structures in crustal rocks. (IV) |
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Describe the internal structure of the Earth. (IV) |
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Explain the theory of plate tectonics. (V) |
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Describe the process of weathering. (VI) |
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Describe coastal processes. (VI) |
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Explain the geological processes associated with deserts.
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Describe glaciation and glacial landforms. (VI) |
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Describe the importance of geology to man. (VII) |
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Describe the Earth's place in the cosmos. (VII) |
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MCCCD
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GLG101 2013
Fall - 9999 |
Introduction to Geology I - Physical Lecture |
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I. Introduction to physical
geology A. Scientific foundations 1. Nature of models in
science 2. Changing models of the
Earth 3. Founders of the science
of geology B. The new model of the
Earth 1. Plate tectonics 2. Plate boundaries II. Earth materials A. Building blocks of matter
1. Atoms and molecules 2. Minerals 3. Rocks B. Classification of rock
processes 1. Igneous 2. Sedimentary 3. Metamorphic III. Geologic time A. Relative ages 1. Correlation 2. Unconformities 3. The geologic time scale B. Absolute ages 1. The nuclear clock 2. Earth chronology IV. Geologic structures A. Crustal rocks 1. Rock bodies 2. Folds 3. Faults B. Interior of the Earth 1. Seismology 2. Mantle 3. Core V. Plate tectonics A. Continents 1. Cratons
2. Orogenic
belts B. Ocean floors 1. Mountains and ridges 2. Trenches 3. Sea floor spreading C. Examples 1. Appalachian mountains 2. Western North America VI. Other geologic
processes A. Weathering 1. Mechanical vs. chemical 2. The importance of water 3. Erosion B. Coastal processes 1. Ocean currents 2. Coastal erosion 3. Coastal deposition C. Deserts 1. Desert landforms 2. Wind action D. Glaciation 1. Glacial landforms 2. Dynamics of glaciers 3. Pleistocene ice ages VII. Geology in perspective
A. Human concerns 1. Mineral resources 2. Water resources 3. Environmental geology B. The earth and the cosmos
1. Meteorites 2. Moon rocks and beyond |