The Physics of the Earth and its Environment in Space

Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation. (Bozorgnia, 2004). However, modern geophysics organizations use a broader definition that includes the hydrological cycle including snow and ice; fluid dynamics of the oceans and the atmosphere; electricity and magnetism in the ionosphere and magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations; and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets.

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APA

Boluwatife, A. (2021). The Physics of the Earth and its Environment in Space. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-physics-of-the-earth-and-its-environment-in-space

MLA 8th

Boluwatife, Akanni "The Physics of the Earth and its Environment in Space" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Dec. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-physics-of-the-earth-and-its-environment-in-space. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

MLA7

Boluwatife, Akanni . "The Physics of the Earth and its Environment in Space". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Dec. 2021. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-physics-of-the-earth-and-its-environment-in-space >.

Chicago

Boluwatife, Akanni . "The Physics of the Earth and its Environment in Space" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 18, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-physics-of-the-earth-and-its-environment-in-space