Geophysical is the adjective for things that belong to geophysics: the study of how parts of the Earth move, and the forces behind that — rocks and the ground under us, the oceans, and also the weather when it is treated as a physical system of the planet.

Geophysical is the adjective for things that belong to geophysicsGeophysical 是屬於 geophysics（地球物理學）的東西的形容詞：the study of how parts of the Earth move, and the forces behind that地球物理學研究的是地球各部分怎麼運動，以及背後的作用力——rocks and the ground under us, the oceans像是岩石和我們腳下的地面、海洋，and also the weather when it is treated as a physical system of the planet還有把天氣當成這個星球的物理系統來看待時的天氣。

A geophysical survey looks at those forces with instruments, not with a map of countries. Scientists say geophysical data, geophysical methods, a geophysical model.

A geophysical survey looks at those forces with instruments一個 geophysical survey（地球物理調查）是用儀器來觀察那些作用力，not with a map of countries而不是看國家的地圖。Scientists say geophysical data, geophysical methods, a geophysical model科學家會說 geophysical data（地球物理數據）、geophysical methods（地球物理方法）、a geophysical model（地球物理模型）。

It is a university and research word, not a kitchen-table one.

It is a university and research word這是大學和研究單位用的字，not a kitchen-table one不是餐桌上會出現的字。

Though actually everyday English sometimes squeezes weather and oceans into this word, while a strict scientist may keep 'solid-earth' work (quakes, magnets, the inside of the planet) a little apart from ocean science and climate science. In loose use, if it is about the Earth's body and its forces, geophysical will often cover it.

Though actually everyday English sometimes squeezes weather and oceans into this word不過其實，日常英文有時候會把天氣和海洋也硬塞進這個字裡，while a strict scientist may keep 'solid-earth' work而嚴謹的科學家可能會把「固態地球」的研究 (quakes, magnets, the inside of the planet)（地震、磁場、行星內部）a little apart from ocean science and climate science和海洋科學、氣候科學稍微分開來看。In loose use在比較寬鬆的用法裡，if it is about the Earth's body and its forces只要是關於地球本體和它的作用力，geophysical will often cover itgeophysical 通常都能涵蓋。