Overview
Description
Physical properties of the Earth, including mass, shape, gravity, internal structure, heat flow, and geomagnetism. Geophysical observations of the deformation and motion of the Earth’s crust and lithosphere in the context of plate tectonics.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Laboratory Studio1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe Earth’s gravity field and explain its relationship to Earth’s shape, rotation, and internal structure.
- describe the fundamental properties of Earth’s magnetic field.
- explain the propagation of seismic waves through the Earth and identify ways in which this is used to constrain Earth’s internal structure.