Look up: geophysics

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   Geophysics
   The study of the physical characteristics and properties of the Earth.
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   Geophysics
   A branch of geology where non-invasive techniques such as magnetics, gravity surveys and seismic surveys are used to map unseen geological structures, such as faults.
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   geophysics
   [n] - geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
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   Geophysics
   Study of the physical properties of the earth.
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   geophysics
   Study of the physical properties of,and processes in,the earth,oceans and atmosphere.(1) Category: The cosmos
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   geophysics
   geophysical science noun geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
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   Geophysics
   `Geophysics`, a branch of Earth sciences, is the study of the Earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. The theories and techniques of geophysics are employed extensively in the planetary sciences in general. The field of geophysics includes the branches of: * Seismology (earthquakes and elastic waves) * Gravity and geodesy (the Earth's gravitational field and the size and form of ...
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   geophysics
   major branch of the Earth sciences that applies the principles and methods of physics to the study of the Earth.[20 related articles]
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   geophysics
   geophysics 1. The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields; such as, meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. 2. The study of the earth by quantitative physical methods; especially, by seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. 3. The scientific study of th...
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    GEOPHYSICS
    The study of the physics or nature of the Earth and its environment. It deals with the composition and physical phenomena of the earth and its liquid and gaseous envelopes. Areas of studies include the atmospheric sciences and meteorology, geology, seismology, and volcanology, and oceanography and related marine sciences, such as hydrology. By exte...
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    geophysics
    geophysics, study of the structure, composition, and dynamic changes of the earth, its atmosphere, hydrosphere and magnetosphere, based on the principles of physics. The term was probably first used in Germany, where it appeared in scientific writings of the mid-19th cent. Geophysics, which embraces...
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