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Which part of the seismograph moves as the ground shakes during an earthquake?
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∙ 8y ago
The part of the seismograph that moves during an earthquake is called the pen.
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∙ 12y agopen and drum
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∙ 8y agoThe part of a seismograph the doesn't move during an earthquake is the paper the trace is made on
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∙ 11y agopendulum
or base
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∙ 12y agoHanging weight
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What happens on land during an earthquake?
it shakes it cracks and opens up wide
How many seismometers do you need for motions arising from earthquake waves?
well the seismometer is a earthquake and if the earthquake shakes it makes a milk shake and who doesnt like milk shakes soo byee (:
What determines where and how much the ground shakes?
The types of rock and soil determines where and how much the ground shakes.
When an earthquack happens?
The ground shakes like crazy - depending on the scale of the earthquake (earthquack) - and the best thing you can possibly hope to do is find a secure place to stay...but whats secure when you're talking about a large scale earthquake?
What do tsunami and volcanoes have to do with earthquakes?
When an Earthquake occurs that is when the ground shakes to create a tsunami or volcano eruption.
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.
How does a person use a seismograph?
In simple terms a seismograph works with a pen attached to a heavy weight hanging near the ground. As the ground shakes the line being drawn by the pen wiggles to reveal how strong the earthquake is.
How a part of the sesimographs remains at rest during an earthquake?
When the ground shakes
How earthquake is measured using sesimograph?
The shaking of the ground makes the pen move up or down, or side to side, depending on what kind of seismograph it is. The pen then draws a graph, and the more the pen shakes, the the stronger the earthquake.
Why does a person tries to move to an apen ground during an earthquake?
its so your not to close to the earthquake other wise you get more shakes and jiggles
What is a real earthquake?
it a thing that shakes the ground.
Explain how a seismograph records earthquake data?
A seismogram is placed on a drum attached to the base of the graph. The drum is slowly turned by a clock and a pen is attached to a heavy weight with it's point resting on the drum. As the bedrock of the seismograph shakes, the drum shakes as well. Therefore, measuring the extremity of the earthquake.
How can you tell if there is an earthquake?
usually the ground shakes and objects sway back and forth, but in very mild earthquakes you will notice nothing except with a seismograph. severe earthquakes may cause building to collapse, burying you.
What effect of of earthquake?
The ground shakes, and the earth is displaced along a section of the earthquake fault.
What determines where and how much the ground shakes in an earthquake?
by mercalli scale.
What is the main feature of an earthquake?
the ground shakes and rocks to destroy the world.
Why the pendulum of seismograph remains at rest?
Just like the first law of motion and object at rest remains at rest unless acted uponan unbanlaced foce
