ESC 115 Physical Geology

Outline for Test 1

• Introduction
  • Why science? Why geology?
  • Scientific method
  • Scientific explanations
• Overview
  • Geologic time
  • Earth's structure
  • The rock cycle
• Iowa Geology
  • Iowa through geologic time
  • Glaciation
  • Human activity
• Earth Materials
  • Minerals
  • Silicates: mafic and felsic
  • Non-silicates
  • Mineral bonds
  • Hydrogen bonds
• Geologic Time
  • Geologic time scale
  • Geologic regions and structure
  • Uniformitarianism
  • Plate tectonics
  • Evolution and natural selection

Test 1's Key Idea: Every good story has a place, time, and plot. Geology is the discovery and telling of Earth's story