Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Disciplines (hierarchy name)
4. disciplines (concept)
5. [science and related disciplines]
6. science (modern discipline)
7. natural sciences
8. physical sciences
9. physics

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Disciplines
4. disciplines
5. science and related disciplines
6. science
7. natural sciences
8. physical sciences
9. earth sciences

Narrower term/s

• seismology

Anotations

Scope note:

Branch of physics dealing with the physical forces acting on, and particularly within, the earth. It includes the study of earthquake waves, geomagnetism, gravitational fields, and electrical conductivity using precise quantitative principles.