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What instrument do seismologist use to study the vibrations caused by an earthquake?
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Christop Hodkiewicz
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What graph shows the vibrations caused by an earthquake?
A Seismograph
The amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibrations is affected by?
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What instrument used to record the vibrations caused by earthquaked is the?
seismograph
What is the sinking of ground caused by earthquake vibrations called?
Its called "Landslides"
Vibrations caused by rocks breaking and moving as a result af a sudden release of energy?
Vibrations caused by rocks breaking and moving as a result of a sudden release of energy is called an Earthquake. By the movement of plate boundaries, depending how it moved, is how strong the Earthquake will be.
Instrument used to record damage caused by earthquake?
seismogram
How a seismograph is used?
A seismograph is located under the ground. When there is an earthquake, the ground shakes, which also shakes the pen on the seismograph, making it move along the paper, drawing lines. To know how strong the earthquake was, scientist can look on the paper. The bigger the lines, the stronger the earthquake was.
What happens when vibrations caused by the plates of earths crust colliding with each other?
Well it would cause an earthquake and sometimes a volcano to erupt
What energy is the energy caused by an objects vibrations?
Which energy is caused by an object's vibrations?
What word defines vibrations caused by an earthquake?
It is when the rocks are breaking under pressure, elastic rebound, and the forces pushing/pulling on rocks.
What factors affect the amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibrations?
the building designs,the distance from the epicenter,and the type of surface material (rock or dirt) the buildings rest on
What are caused by vibrations?
Tremors
