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How do you differentiate a reflection event from refraction event in a seismic record?
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refraction event is a stright line and reflection is a hyperbolic event
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The record of an earthquake obtained from a seismic instrument is a?
A seismogram is a record of an earthquake that's obtained from a seismic instrument. It's in the form of a graph.
What produces a record of seismic waves?
seismogram-
What is the record of seismic waves called?
Semogram
Why do we record seismic waves?
To try to predict earthquakes, and get advanced warning of them.
What is the basic concept of the seismic instruments?
The basic concept of seismic instruments is to record vibrations. Older machines use paper, ink, and a drum to record the level of vibrations.
What device is used to record seismic waves?
Seismic waves are measured by seismographs, geophones, hydrophones and accelerometers.
What is the term givein to people who record and interpret seismic waves?
seismologists
What is 2D seismic?
On the drum of a seismic recorder, the pen moves up or down according to the earthquake waves reaching it, giving a 2D record.
How do scientist record seismic waves?
Scientists use an insrument with the name of a seismograph
An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes?
seismic waves
How do scientists find information about the earth's structure?
they have used two methods direct and indirect. seismic waves are the forces produced when earthquakes occur.from rocks from deep inside earth they can give inferences about conditions deep inside earth. they also record the seismic waves and record how dast they travel through Earth this is an indirect method
Seismographs?
this is where the seismic waves recorded; measures vertical earth motion
