Geosciences 101 - Introduction to Earth Processes and History
Intro to Earth Process & Hist
Fall
2023
01
4.00
Amy Larson Rhodes
M W F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Smith College
GEO-101-01-202401
Sabin-Reed 103
arhodes@smith.edu
Geology is a study of the Earth. In this course, students will examine the processes that formed the Earth and that have continued to change the planet during its 4.57 billion year history. In rocks, minerals and the landscape, geologists see puzzles that tell a story about Earth’s past. In this course, students will develop their geologic observation skills. Together, the class will investigate the origins of minerals and rocks and the dynamic processes that form volcanoes, cause earthquakes, shape landscapes, create natural resources, and control the climate—today as well as during the Earth’s past. Students learn to view the Earth with a new perspective and appreciate how the planet is constantly changing, even if at extremely slow rates. Students planning to major in geosciences should take GEO 102 concurrently.