Physical Geology

Catalog description

<b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br> This is a beginning course in geology stressing the beneficial and destructive forces of nature and their causes. The course includes a study of the development of landscapes, origin of minerals and rocks, geologic work of ground water, the phenomena of earthquakes, volcanism, metamorphism and other fundamental concepts of geology. Lab work includes the identification and study of rocks and minerals, study of topographic and geologic maps and aerial photographs, and introduction to cross section and profiles of topographic maps. A field trip is required for this class.