What is a seismograph?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-21T22:44:34

A seismograph is the #"instrument"# used to measure earthquakes.

#"Seismograph = instrument"#
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A seismogram is the #"line drawing"# a seismograph produces.

#"Seismogram = line drawing"#

A seismograph is the #"instrument"# used to measure earthquakes.

The word [ seismo ] ......... [ graph ] means
#color(white)(.............)#[ earthquake ] #color(white)(....)#[ writer ]

It is the instrument that writes the line drawing of an earthquake.

Here's an image of a seismograph

A seismogram is the #"line drawing"# a seismograph produces.

The word [ seismo ] .................. [ gram ] means
#color(white)(..............)#[ earthquake ] #color(white)(....)#[ written record ]

It is the line drawing of the earthquake's vibrations.

Here is an image of a seismogram.
The image shows the time, the duration, and the intensity of the earthquake.

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