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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-24-1994 |
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GLG102 1994 Fall – 1999 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Introduction
to Geology II - Historical Lecture |
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Outlines the origin and history of the Earth with emphasis
on North America--its dynamic, geographic, and climatic changes; animals and
plants of the past; the evolution of life. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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GLG102 1994
Fall – 9999 Summer II |
Introduction to Geology II - Historical Lecture |
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Describe the scientific foundations of historical geology.
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Identify important Earth materials. (II) |
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Describe the importance of sedimentary rocks in
interpreting Earth history. (II) |
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Explain the concept of geologic time. (II) |
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Describe the importance of fossils in historical geology. (III)
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State the geologic basis of organic evolution. (III) |
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Describe theories about life elsewhere in the universe.
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Explain the Earth's setting with respect to other
components of the universe. (IV) |
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Name the important parts of the structure of the Earth.
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Identify geologic structures of the dynamic crust. (IV) |
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Describe the theory of plate tectonics. (IV) |
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Describe the Earth's history during the Precambrian Eon.
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Describe the Earth's history during the Palezoic Era. (V) |
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Describe the Earth's history during the Mesozoic Era. (V) |
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Describe the Earth's history during the Cenozoic Era. (V) |
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MCCCD
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GLG102 1994
Fall – 9999 Summer II |
Introduction to Geology II - Historical Lecture |
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I. Introduction to
historical geology A. Scientific foundations 1. The nature of models in
science 2. Changing models of the
Earth B. The founders of
historical geology II. Physical geology A. Earth's materials 1. Atoms and molecules 2. Minerals 3. Rocks B. Sedimentary rocks as
archives of the Earth 1. Color 2. Texture 3. Primary structures 4. Sandstones, limestones, and shales 5. Maps C. Geologic time 1. Relative and absolute
time 2. The geologic time scale 3. The absolute age of the
Earth III. Life through time A. Fossils 1. The fossil record 2. Fossils and stratigraphy 3. Ancient environments B. Organic evolution 1. Classification of living
things 2. The fossil record 3. Overview of the history
of life C. Life on other worlds 1. The solar system 2. The galaxy IV. The Earth in
Precambrian time A. The Earth and the cosmos
1. Contents of the universe
2. Birth and death of the
universe 3. Birth of the sun 4. Contents of the solar
system B. Development of the
structure of the Earth 1. Lithosphere 2. Atmosphere 3. Hydrosphere C. The dynamic crust 1. Rock body structures 2. Sea floor spreading 3. Plate tectonics D. The Precambrian eon 1. Precambrian shields 2. Beginnings of life 3. Climate 4. Minerals V. The Earth through the
eras of geologic time A. Paleozoic era 1. Geologic setting 2. Geography 3. Climate 4. Life 5. Minerals B. Mesozoic era 1. Geologic setting 2. Geography 3. Climate 4. Life 5. Minerals C. Cenozoic era 1. Geologic setting 2. Geography 3. Climate 4. Life 5. Human origins 6. Minerals |
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