What Is Geophysics?

Geophysics is the branch of earth science that uses the tools and methods of physics, such as measuring seismic waves, gravity, and magnetic fields, to study Earth's interior and physical processes that are otherwise impossible to observe directly. Geophysicists' work underlies much of what earth scientists know about Earth's internal structure, including the layered structure and plate motion covered earlier in this course.

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