seismograph
It detects seismic waves. This topic is part of Earth Science within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
seismograph trivia questions
A seismograph records what?
Answer: Earthquake vibrations
Bonus fact: It detects seismic waves.
What is the recorded trace from a seismograph called?
Answer: Seismogram
Bonus fact: A seismogram shows ground motion over time.
Traditional seismographs rely on what principle to keep one mass relatively still while the ground moves?
Answer: Inertia
Bonus fact: A suspended mass resists sudden motion.
What instrument records ground motion from earthquakes?
Answer: Seismograph
Bonus fact: Seismographs record seismic waves traveling through the ground.
What is the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s hypocenter called?
Answer: Epicenter
Bonus fact: USGS explains that three seismograph stations can be used to triangulate an earthquake epicenter.