Physical Geology: The Dynamic Earth
Minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and the surface processes that shape the planet.
EASC-101 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Earth Sciences
Course content
- 1Earth as a system: spheres, cycles and deep timeComing
- 2Minerals: atoms, crystals and identificationComing
- 3Igneous rocks and volcanoesComing
- 4Weathering, soils and sedimentComing
- 5Sedimentary rocks and environmentsComing
- 6Metamorphism and metamorphic rocksComing
- 7Plate tectonics: evidence and boundariesComing
- 8Earthquakes and the interior of the EarthComing
- 9Rock deformation, folds, faults and mountain buildingComing
- 10Streams, groundwater and landscapesComing
- 11Glaciers, deserts and coastlinesComing
- 12Capstone: reading the geology of a regionComing
Description
Minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and the surface processes that shape the planet.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 1.