Code: | G111 | Acronym: | G111 |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Geology |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Geology |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:CTA | 69 | Plano de estudos de 2008 até 2015/16 | 1 | - | 5 | 42 | 135 |
L:G | 41 | P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula anterior a 09/10 | 1 | - | 5 | 42 | 135 |
P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula em 09/10 | 1 | - | 5 | 42 | 135 |
To acquire basic and fundamental concepts of Earth internal and external dynamic processes, to understand their relationship and consequences.
It is intended that students can understand and interpret:
- The internal and external geodynamic processes;
- The interdependence of these processes in the genesis of the rocks and the global dynamics of the planet;
- The effects of these processes on the genesis of the relief / landscape.
1. Introduction and basic concepts
1.1. Geology as a Science
1.2. The planet Earth: a first look of earth’s structure.
1.3. The lithological cycle.
1.4. From minerals to rocks: the more usual minerals.
2. Earth internal structure
2.2. Earthquakes, seismology and earth interior: behavior of the seismic waves
2.2. The Earth’s structure: crust, mantle and core.
2.3. Earth’s composition.
3. Earth’s dynamic
3.1. From continental drift to plate tectonics
3.2. Paleomagnetism and sea-floor spreading
3.3. Plate tectonics and consequences
4. Internal geodynamic processes
4.1. Introduction of igneous processes and igneous rocks.
4.2. Volcanism: Types, products and associated landforms.
4.3. Introduction to metamorphic processes and associated rocks.
5. External geodynamic processes
5.1.Introduction to sedimentary processes and sedimentary rocks.
5.2. Slope processes: slope stability, erosion and slope evolution. Mass wasting.
5.3. Stream processes: stream dynamic and erosion processes. Fluvial morphology, and concept of longitudinal and equilibrium profile. Drainage basins and drainage networks. Erosion cycle and landscape evolution.
5.4. Coastal processes: dynamic of waves and marine streams. Erosion and deposition in coastal environments.
5.5. Glacial processes. Glaciations and climatic changes. Mechanisms of glacial flow. Glacial landscapes.
5.6. Eolian processes. Wind mechanisms of erosion and deposition. Landscapes in arid environments.
5.7. Karst processes: Structural, lithologic and climatic constrains in karsts. Morphology of karsts.
Lectures
Chernicoff,S. & Venkatakrishnan,R., 1995. Geology. An introduction to Physical Geology. Worth publishers. New York.
Dercout, J. & Paquet, J., 1981. Geologia. Objectos e métodos. Livraria Almedina. Coimbra.
Grotzinger,J., Jordan,T.H. & Siever, R., 2005. Understanding Earth (5 th edition) W.H. Freeman and Company, New York.
Wyllie, P. J., 1976. A Terra. Nova geologia global. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Lisboa.
http://www.geopor.pt/index.html
http://www.apgeologos.pt/index.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
http://www.meteo.pt/pt/sismologia/actividade/
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http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
http://www.usgs.gov/science/science.php?term=639
http://medinaswcd.org/streams.htm
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 100,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 93,00 |
Total: | 93,00 |
According FCUP rules
Final exam 100%