GEO 1115 - Physical Geology Lab (LAB)

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Geology

Description:

Lab portion of GEO 1110. Three Saturday field trips required. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Integrate information learned in class studies to evaluate geologic processes in the field. 2. Identify some of the major rock forming minerals as well as the rocks in the three major groups and explain both their formation and use as natural resources. 3. Distinguish between the major internal and external processes acting upon the earth and identify various landforms created by those processes. 4. Create geologic cross sections from topographic and geologic maps. 5. Apply the principles of geologic time to analyze the rates of geologic processes. Course fee required. Corequisite: GEO 1110. FA

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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