EASC 101 — Physical Geology
Earth Science · University of Ghana
Physical Geology is the science of the earth and the processes that are acting upon it. The course cover the following topics: minerals; volcanism and extrusive rocks; intrusive activities and origin of igneous rocks; weathering and soil; sediments, sedimentary rocks and structures; metamorphism, metamorphic rocks and hydrothermal rocks; the rock cycle; mass wasting; streams and landscape; groundwater; glaciers and glaciation; deserts and wind action; shorelines and coastal processes; crustal deformation and folds; faults; earthquakes; the Earth's interior; the ocean floor; plate tectonics; mountain building. The course may include trips to the field to reinforce geological concepts learned in class and laboratory.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 100
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- EASC 102 — Geological Map Work
- EASC 104 — Historical Geology
- EASC 209 — Earth’s Materials and Resources
- EASC 210 — Geological Field Methods I
- EASC 211 — Natural Hazards and Disasters
- EASC 213 — Geological Structures
- EASC 214 — Principles of Geochemistry
- EASC 215 — Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
- EASC 216 — Fundamentals of Geophysics
- EASC 217 — Optical Mineralogy
- EASC 218 — Introduction to Palaeontology
- EASC 219 — Practical Crystallography
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).