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It includes the branches of:

1. Seismology ( earthquakes and elastic waves)
2. Gravity and geodesy (the earth's gravitational field and the size and form of the earth)
3. Atmospheric electricity and terrestrial magnetism (including ionosphere, Van Allen belts, telluric currentA telluric current (sometimes referred to as Magnetotelluric is a extremely low-frequency electrical current that occurs naturally over large underground areas at or near the surface of the Earth. Magnetotelluric includes the magnetism component of the nas, Radiant energyRadiant energy as defined by US Federal Standard 1037C, is energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. Radiant energy may be calculated by integrating radiant power with respect to time. Radiant energy is usually expressed in joules. This includes energy, etc.)
4. Geothermometry (heating of the earth, heat flow, volcanoThis article is about volcanoes geology. For the action movie see: Volcano (movie). A volcano (plural, volcanoes) is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperaturlogy, and hot springs)
5. HydrologyHydrology is the study of the occurrence, distribution, and movement of water on, in, and above the earth. As such, it is an earth science. The cycle of movement of water between terrasphere (land), oceanosphere (ocean), and atmosphere (air) is termed the (ground and surface water, sometimes including glaciologyGlaciology is the study of glaciers, or more generally the study of ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. It is an interdisciplinary earth science that integrates geology, climatology, meteorology, hydrology, biology, and ecology. The presence of ic)
6. Physical oceanographyOceanography (also called oceanology and marine science ) is the study of the earth's oceans and their interlinked ecosystems and chemical and physical processes. There are five major divisions within the science: biological oceanography (also sometimes c
7. MeteorologyMeteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events which illuminate and are explained by the science of meteorology. Those events are bound by the
8. TectonophysicsTectonophysics a branch of geophysics, is the study of rock deformation and of dynamic geophysical processes. This includes small individual crystals as well as the larger scales which include tectonic plates and forces in the mantle. Related topics Plate (geological processes in the earth)
9. Exploration and engineering geophysics
10. Engineering geology

A related field is geochemistry.

Exploration geophysics is the use of seismic, gravity, magnetic, electrical and electromagnetic, etc., methods in the search for oil, gas, minerals, water, etc., with the objective of economic exploitation. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (seg.org) has the most recent update of the sciences and technologies of exploration geophysics (see also petroleum geology).