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Introduction to Geology - GEOL 110

Covers minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, earthquakes, volcanism, erosion, and Earth's history.

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04 Plate Tectonics

Learn how Earth’s moving plates are structured, what evidence supports their motion, and how new ocean floor forms and is recycled.
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10 Geology in the Modern World

Learn how geologic evidence helps explain Earth processes, assess hazards, manage resources, and guide decisions under uncertainty.
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07 Volcanoes and Volcanism

Learn how magma forms and moves, how its properties influence eruption styles and volcanic landforms, and why volcanoes create hazards that vary by place and time.
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06 Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards

Learn how fault movement generates earthquakes, how scientists measure them, which hazards they create, and how communities and individuals can reduce risk.
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03 Rocks and the Rock Cycle

Learn how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form, what their features reveal, and how changing Earth processes connect them in the rock cycle.
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05 Geologic Time and Dating

Learn how geologists sequence rock and fossil evidence, estimate ages with radioactive isotopes, and combine both approaches in the geologic time scale.
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09 The History of Earth

Trace how geologists read Earth’s record, how the planet and its life changed over time, and how geological processes continue to reshape the world.
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08 Weathering, Erosion, and Landscapes

Learn how weathering, erosion, and deposition work together, how water, wind, ice, and gravity shape landforms, and why these processes can create hazards.
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02 Minerals

Learn what defines a mineral, how to identify one from its properties, how minerals form, and how their chemical composition shapes their classification.
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01 Earth as a Geological System

Explore Earth’s layered structure, the materials and energy that drive geological change, the connections among Earth’s spheres, and the evidence geologists use to reconstruct its history.
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Quizzes

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09 The History of Earth

A medium-difficulty quiz on how Earth’s history is recorded, how rocks and landscapes change, and how life and the planet evolved over geologic time.
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05 Geologic Time and Dating

A medium-difficulty quiz on interpreting geologic sequences, correlating strata, and understanding numerical dating.
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03 Rocks and the Rock Cycle

A medium-difficulty quiz on how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form, what their features reveal, and how materials move through the rock cycle.
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10 Geology in the Modern World

A medium-difficulty quiz on how geological evidence informs hazard assessment, resource management, and environmental decisions.
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02 Minerals

A medium-difficulty quiz on mineral properties, identification, formation, and classification.
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06 Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards

A medium-difficulty quiz on earthquake processes, seismic waves, hazards, measurement, and risk reduction.
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07 Volcanoes and Volcanism

A medium-difficulty quiz on how magma forms, how eruptions build landforms, and how volcanic hazards affect communities.
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04 Plate Tectonics

A medium-difficulty quiz on Earth’s plates, evidence for their motion, and the processes and forces that shape the lithosphere.
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08 Weathering, Erosion, and Landscapes

A medium-difficulty quiz on how weathering, erosion, transport, and deposition shape landforms and create hazards.
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01 Earth as a Geological System

A medium-difficulty quiz on Earth’s structure, materials, processes, interacting systems, and geological evidence.
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Flashcards

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03 Rocks and the Rock Cycle

Review how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form and how their features reveal geological processes.
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04 Plate Tectonics

Review Earth's moving plates, the evidence for plate tectonics, and the processes and forces that shape the seafloor.
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09 The History of Earth

Review how Earth formed and changed, how geologists read its rock record, and how life and continents evolved through geologic time.
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05 Geologic Time and Dating

Review how geologists order rock events, estimate numerical ages, correlate strata, and organize Earth history on the geologic time scale.
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02 Minerals

Review what defines minerals, how to identify them, how they form, and how they are classified.
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06 Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards

Review how earthquakes occur, how seismic waves and earthquake effects are measured, and how people can reduce earthquake risk.
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10 Geology in the Modern World

Review how geological evidence helps assess natural hazards, manage resources, understand environmental change, and inform decisions under uncertainty.
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08 Weathering, Erosion, and Landscapes

Learn how weathering, erosion, and deposition shape landforms and create hazards through the actions of water, wind, ice, and gravity.
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07 Volcanoes and Volcanism

Review how magma forms, how eruption behavior varies, how volcanoes build landforms, and the characteristics of key volcanic hazards.
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01 Earth as a Geological System

Review Earth’s structure, materials, energy sources, interacting systems, and the evidence geologists use to explain how the planet changes.
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