Geology 305: Earth Science

Spring 2020, TTh 3:00-4:20pm

Instructor: Arthur Reed, P.G.

Links to Instructor’s Chapter Outlines:

· Introduction to Earth Science

· Minerals

· Rocks

· Weathering

· Flowing Water and Ground Water

· Glaciers and Deserts

· Plate Tectonics

· Earth’s Interior and Earthquakes

· Volcanoes

· Mountain Building

· Geologic time

· Earth Through Geologic Time

· Ocean Floor

· Ocean Water

· Dynamic Ocean (circulation)

· Earth’s Atmosphere

· Clouds

· Atmospheric Pressure

· Weather Patterns

· World Climates

· Ancient Astronomy

· Our Solar System

· Light, Sun, Telescopes

· Beyond our Solar System