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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The regions of the world defined climatically to emphasize the interrelationships between human occupancy and climate, vegetation, soils and geology. Fall.
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4.00 Credits
An overview of the geology of U.S. National Parks. Unifying geological principles emphasized. Major topics: sandstone parks, volcanic parks, hot springs and geothermal areas, caves and limestone parks, reefs and fossilized reefs, rivers and erosion, ice and glaciers, mountain building and mountain ranges. Three lectures, one 2- hour laboratory per week. Fall of alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the causes, effects, and options available to mitigate natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, subsidence, coastal erosion, flooding, severe weather, and wildfires. Three lectures, one 2-hour laboratory per week. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the nature and causes of meteorological phenomena, sever weather, and climatic pattern. Topics include: temperature, humidity and precipitation; pressure and wind; weather prediction; hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms; the climatic history of the earth; effect of human activities on weather and climate, and of weather and climate on humans. (Does not satisfy the laboratory science requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
The distribution of the earth's land and water. Topics include the nature, relief and erosion and other changes affecting the sea floor; the properties of sea water; and marine sedimentation, tides, currents and waves. (Does not satisfy the laboratory science requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
The interaction between natural systems and society, including the effects of volcanic activity, earthquakes, landslides, mineral and energy resources, soil contamination, surface and ground water pollution, waste management, and climate change. Two lectures, one 3-hour laboratory per week. Fall of alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Crystallography, atomic structure and bonding, phase equilibria and crystal chemistry, and the megascopic identification and descriptive mineralogy of nonsilicate and silicate minerals. Two lectures, one 3-hour laboratory per week. (Prerequisite: Chemistry 103.) Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
The origin, classification and occurrence of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, with emphasis on megascopic and optical techniques. Two lectures, one 3-hour laboratory per week. (Prerequisite: Earth Science 301.) Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
The behavior of rocks under various kinds of force, with analysis of resulting structural features, including folds, joints and faults, and the nature of the forces that produced them. These concepts are applied to understanding the basic structural and tectonic framework of North America. Two lectures, one 3-hour laboratory per week. (Prerequisite: Earth Science 101.) Offered as needed.
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1.00 Credits
A cursory examination and review of basic concepts from physical geology, historical geology, astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental geology. Judicious data evaluation and lab safety techniques. Practice exams based on MTTC standards. One hour of class per week. Offered as needed.
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