Physics 202: Introduction to Astronomy

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Physics 202 Introduction to Astronomy Lecture 9

• Carsten Denker
• Physics Department
• Center for SolarTerrestrial Research

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Chapter 5.4 5.7

• Seismology
• Earthquakes
• Seismic waves
• Earths Interior
• Inner core
• Outer core
• Mantle
• Crust
• Differentiation
• Radioactivity

• Lunar interior
• Plate tectonics
• Lunar surface
• Maria
• Highlands
• Cratering and erosion
• Earths magnetosphere
• Lunar magnetism

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Seismology
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Plate Tectonics
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Mountain Formation and Fault Lines
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Continental Drift
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The Surface of the Moon
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Meteoroid Impacts
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Magnetosphere
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