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American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC. – 1982
Geophysics is the application of physics, chemistry, and mathematics to the problems and processes of the earth, from its innermost core to its outermost environs in space. Fields within geophysics include the atmospheric sciences; geodesy; geomagnetism and paleomagnetism; hydrology; oceanography; planetology; seismology; solar-planetary…
Descriptors: Geophysics, High Schools, Intellectual Disciplines, Oceanography
Johnston, Arch C.; Kanter, Lisa R. – Scientific American, 1990
Discussed are some of the reasons for earthquakes which occur in stable crust away from familiar zones at the ends of tectonic plates. Crust stability and the reactivation of old faults are described using examples from India and Australia. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geology
