Earthquake
Earthquake
Earthquake
Seismograph
The seismograph has a base that sets firmly
in the ground, and a heavy weight that
hangs free. When an earthquake causes the
ground to shake, the base of the
seismograph shakes too, but the hanging
weight does not.
The size of an earthquake depends on
the size of the fault and the amount
of slip on the fault, but that’s not
something scientists can simply
measure with a measuring tape since
faults are many kilometers deep
beneath the earth’s surface.
The size of the earthquake is called
its magnitude. There is one magnitude
for each earthquake. Scientists also talk
about the intensity of shaking from an
earthquake, and this varies depending on
where you are during the earthquake.
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