C.W. Post
Department of Earth and Environmental Science  

The Dynamic Earth
GLY 1
Class Notes

Prof. V.J. DiVenere
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science
C.W. Post Campus - Long Island University

Watch regularly for updates to these notes.

GLY 1 Syllabus
Library Resources
EES Department Homepage
Calculators
Geologic Timescale
Play List
Lab
Lab Syllabus
Lab Assignment 1 (9/7/11)
Lab Assignment 2 (10/3/11)
minerals lab answer sheet
igneous rocks lab answer sheet
sedimentary rocks lab answer sheet
metamorphic rocks lab answer sheet
Lecture Topics
Lecture Topics
Midterm Review Topics
Final Exam Review Topics 2011
Assignments
Assignment 1 (9/7/11)
Assignment 6 (11/17/11)
Assignment 2 (9/14/11)
Assignment 7 (11/30/11)
Assignment 3 (9/26/11)
Assignment 4 (10/6/11)
 
Assignment 5 (10/17/11)
 
Part 1 - Earth Materials
Minerals
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Igneous Rocks
Volcanoes
Weathering
Sedimentary Rocks
Weathering-Sediments-Sedimentary Rocks Flowchart
Metamorphic Rocks

Part 2 - The Dynamic Earth

Earthquakes
Earth's Interior
Geosynclines
Development of Plate Tectonics
Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Ridges and Trenches
Hotspots
Geologic History of Eastern North America

Part 3 - Surface Processes

Surface Processes Overview streams, glaciers, shorelines, etc.
Groundwater
Karst
Coastal Processes
Structures and Landforms
Glaciers
Aeolian Processes and Deserts