GEL 210 - Physical Geology Lecture

Institution:

Wayne County Community College District

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Description:

Geology is the scientific study of the Earth. Physical geology is concerned with earth materials, changes in the interior and surface of the earth, and the dynamic forces that cause those changes. The course is organized beginning with a focus on earth materials, minerals, igneous rocks and volcanoes, processes of weathering, sediments and sedimentary rocks, soils, and metamorphic rocks. Internal earth processes are emphasized, covering the processes of mountain building, structural geology and maps, plate tectonics, earthquakes, and the earth's interior and the sea floor. The final focus is on surface processes including streams and groundwater, glaciers, deserts, wind and shoreline processes. (meets six hours per week, four hours lecture, two hours laboratory).

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.wcccd.edu

Phone Number:

(313) 496-2600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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