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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 5037yesInstitute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo

The Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Actual conditions inside the Earth
  • Methods for examining the inside of the Earth
  • Coffee Break 1
  • Three-layer structure seen from seismic wave observation
  • Examining the three layers from a variety of perspectives
  • Week 1 Summary
  • Week 1 Quiz

  • Introduction
  • What are plates?
  • Where plates are produced
  • Coffee Break 2
  • Plates produced at Atlantic Ocean
  • Plates produced at Pacific Ocean
  • Week 2 Summary
  • Week 2 Quiz

  • Introduction
  • Two main types of rocks at the crust
  • How can we estimate chemical composition of mantle?
  • Phase transitions and major minerals in the mantle
  • Meteorites as a key for estimating core elements
  • Coffee Break 3
  • Week 3 Summary
  • Week 3 Quiz
  • Let's make your own "Haiku - a short poem" and try "Peer Assessment"

  • Introduction
  • How hot is the interior of the Earth?
  • Heat transport in the Earth
  • Coffee Break 4
  • How can we presume temperature in the Earth's mantle?
  • How can we presume temperature in the Earth's core?
  • Summary of the temperature profile of the Earth's interior
  • Week 4 Summary
  • Week 4 Quiz,

  • Introduction
  • Is the Earth a watery planet?
  • Where did the water come from?
  • Coffee Break 5
  • How did the water fall to the Earth?
  • Where has the water gone?
  • Week 5 Summary
  • Week 5 Quiz

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