Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in GEOL 101H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Physical geology introduces the processes at work changing the earth today. Within the context of global tectonics, it explores the origins of rocks and minerals and the dynamics of processes, such as igneous activity, seismicity, and crustal deformation, driven by the release of Earth's internal heat. It also examines how air, water, and ice move in response to gravity and energy from the sun, sculpting Earth's surface by eroding, transporting, and depositing weathered rock materials. C-ID GEOL-100.