One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible aftereffects.
This vast span of time, called geologic time by earth scientists, is difficult to comprehend in the familiar time units of months and years, or even centuries.
These pages present important geological information about radon; how it forms, the kinds of rocks and soils it comes from, and how it moves through the ground or is carried by water into buildings, and explains the way geologists estimate the radon potential of an area.
GeologicalSciences is the study of Earth through time, including its physical nature, chemical composition and dynamics, as well as its origin and evolution.
Of the 120 units required for graduation, a minimum of 48 are in geologicalsciences, 30 in related fields, and 39 in general education courses.
A minimum of 20 units in geologicalsciences courses is required for the minor, of which at least 12 must be upper division, and at least 6 of these 12 must be taken in residence.