Lecture 9: Inside the Earth

What is the interior structure of the Earth and how does it drive the Earth's magnetic and geologic activity? We will review our current knowledge of the interior of the Earth, how we measure it using Seismology, the origins of the Earth's magnetic field, and discuss the workings of plate tectonics. the Earth is a dynamic, geologically active world, which has interesting implications later for understanding the past and future history of life on Earth. Recorded live on 2009 Oct 5 in Room 1005 Smith Laboratory on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.

Om Podcasten

Astronomy 141, Life in the Universe, is a one-quarter introduction to Astrobiology for non-science majors taught at The Ohio State University. This podcast presents audio recordings of Professor Richard Pogge's lectures from his Autumn Quarter 2009 class. All of the lectures were recorded live in 1005 Smith Laboratory on the OSU Main Campus in Columbus, Ohio.