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Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

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Courses

EART 106: Earth and Space Science

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: not open to students with prior credit in EART 106H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course introduces astronomy, including planetary origin and motions; Earth science, including origin and composition of Earth, landforms, and plate tectonics; atmospheric processes, including climate and weather; Earth's oceans, other bodies of water, and their currents and tides; the hydrologic cycle. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: No credit if taken after a college level course in astronomy, Earth science, or geology.

EART 106H: Earth and Space Science (Honors)

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: not open to students with prior credit in EART 106.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall or Spring

This course offers highly motivated students an enriched introduction to the scientific study of the earth. The course introduces astronomy, including planetary origin and motions; Earth science, including origin and composition of Earth, landforms, and plate tectonics; atmospheric processes, including climate and weather; Earth's oceans, other bodies of water, and their currents and tides; the hydrologic cycle. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: No credit if taken after a college level course in astronomy, Earth science, or geology. C-ID GEOL-120.

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