GEOL 103 - Physical Geology

4 Credit(s)

Gen Ed: SP & LB credit.
Physical Geology (4) Geology of the Earth’s surface and interior. Topics covered begin with the origin of the Solar
System and Earth. Prog ress to include Earth materials, such as minerals and rocks, volcanism, earthquakes,
geologic history of the Earth, metal and energy resources, and global climate change. This course uses historical
developments in the Earth Sciences to investigate the nature of science, the roles of hypotheses, theories, laws,
and the importance of natural experiments. Lab required. Fall and Spring.