Mohawk Valley
1101 Sherman Dr Utica, NY 13501-5394
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The following is fulfilled by this course:
- Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)
Mohawk Valley has listed this a core course in the following categories:
The core course can be applied to following SUNY Transfer Paths:
GL 101
Physical Geology
This course explores the composition and formation of minerals and rocks that make up the Earth. Additionally, the primary surface and subsurface properties that continually shape the Earth are discussed. In the laboratory, the common rock-forming minerals as well as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are examined. Additionally, the concepts of surface and groundwater flow are discussed as well as topographic map interpretation and construction. Field trips may be taken during laboratory periods.