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Geology vs Geophysics - What's the difference?

geology | geophysics |

As nouns the difference between geology and geophysics

is that geology is the science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks while geophysics is a branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.

geology

English

Noun

(geologies)
  • The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

    • Derived terms

    * astrogeology * geological * geologist * geologic * hydrogeology * nongeology * petrogeology * photogeology * radiogeology

    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