Introduction to Deep Earth Science

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Inside the earth, chemical compositions and motions.
• The earth's internal temperature and how it is calculated.
• Plate tectonics theory and how plates move through the mantle.
• As an example of advanced Earth science research, look at the water inside the deep earth.
• How do you use transdisciplinary scientific methods to figure out something you can't see?

Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the solid Earth
2. Plate Tectonics
3. Chemical composition of our planet
4. Temperature inside the Earth
5. Earth’s water