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Geochemistry vs Geophysics - What's the difference?

geochemistry | geophysics |

As nouns the difference between geochemistry and geophysics

is that geochemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc while geophysics is a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.

geochemistry

English

Noun

(wikipedia geochemistry) (wikiversity) (-)
  • (chemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.

    • geophysics

    English

    (wikipedia geophysics) (wikiversity geophysics lecture)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.

    • Derived terms

    * geophysical * geophysicist

    See also

    * geomagnetism * meteorology * oceanography * seismology