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What is seismology?
What is seismology?
- The study of seismic wave propagation in the ocean
- The study of wave energy transfer through the Earth's surface
- The study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth (correct)
- The study of tectonic plates movement
What is a seismogram?
What is a seismogram?
- A type of seismic wave with high amplitude
- The study of seismic wave types and propagation characteristics
- A wave disturbance in the ocean
- A recording of earth motion as a function of time (correct)
What is a medium in the context of waves and energy?
What is a medium in the context of waves and energy?
- The disturbance that transfers energy
- The scientific study of earthquakes
- The substance that a wave moves through (correct)
- The study of earthquake records
Which type of wave travels in the same direction as the disturbance?
Which type of wave travels in the same direction as the disturbance?
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What does seismologist study?
What does seismologist study?
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