May 14, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

ES 213 - Earth Systems and Processes


A systematic examination of the Earth’s physical systems and processes: landforms, geology, vegetation, soil, and weather/climate. The emphasis of the course is on these processes, but human-Earth interactions are also examined. Labs promote hypothesis testing, sampling, and experimentation on processes occurring in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.

Credits: 4

Prerequisites/Restrictions: ES-107 or Permission of Instructor

Fee: Yes

Core: Scientific Inquiry