This is an introductory course to geology and the geological processes that form the internal structure of the earth and its surface morphology. The course material aims to introduce the students to basic concepts of geology, helping them to understand topics of applied geology (and applied geoscientific courses in general) in later semesters. Specifically, the course aims to introduce students to:
- The internal structure and the physical properties of the earth
- The mechanism of plate tectonics
- Rock cycle
- Basic structures of the earth’s crust (faults, folds, joints etc)
- Crustal deformation (mountain building, basin formation etc)
- Earth surface processes (weathering, erosion, deposition)
- Processes of topography and landscape formation
- Earthquake geology
- Geological Time and geochronology
- The geology of Greece
