APPLIED PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

Geology 210

Spring, 2020

Announcements

Lecture Syllabus

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Important Dates

Test 1: Friday, February 21

Test 2: Friday, April 3

Final Exam: (Cumulative): Wednesday, May 6: 1:00-3:00

Lectures for Test 1:

Why Study Geology?

Introduction

Geologic Time

Plate Tectonics

Interior of the Earth

Rock Deformation

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Lectures for Test 2:

Minerals

Igneous Rocks

Weathering

Soils

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks

Geology of Virginia

Lectures for Final Exam:

Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers

Shorelines/Coastal Processes

Mass Wasting

Energy Resources

Geology and Virginia History

Web Links:

Google Earth-Geology of Virginia

Geologic Hazards

Lab Links

Example of Lab II test from the Paleozoic Era

Kmz files for plate tectonics

First file

Second file

Kmz files for landforms:

Fluvial:

Glacial:

Landform assignment:

Glacial Landforms