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What is seismic activity?
What is seismic activity?
Seismic activity refers to the frequency, size, and type of earthquakes an area experiences over time.
How are earthquakes caused?
How are earthquakes caused?
Earthquakes are caused by the movement and interaction of tectonic plates.
What is a seismograph?
What is a seismograph?
A seismograph is an instrument used to measure and record ground-shaking activity caused by earthquakes.
What is a seismogram?
What is a seismogram?
Why can't seismic activity be measured directly at the location of an earthquake?
Why can't seismic activity be measured directly at the location of an earthquake?
What happens when tectonic plates bump into each other?
What happens when tectonic plates bump into each other?
What are the two types of body waves produced by an earthquake?
What are the two types of body waves produced by an earthquake?
How do P waves travel through the ground?
How do P waves travel through the ground?
How do S waves move through the ground?
How do S waves move through the ground?
What are the two types of surface waves produced by an earthquake?
What are the two types of surface waves produced by an earthquake?
How do Love waves move across the ground?
How do Love waves move across the ground?
What type of waves cause the most damage during an earthquake?
What type of waves cause the most damage during an earthquake?
What is seismic activity?
What is seismic activity?
What is a seismogram?
What is a seismogram?
How are earthquakes measured?
How are earthquakes measured?
What are body waves?
What are body waves?
How do primary waves (P waves) travel?
How do primary waves (P waves) travel?
How do secondary waves (S waves) travel?
How do secondary waves (S waves) travel?
What are surface waves?
What are surface waves?
How do Love waves and Rayleigh waves differ?
How do Love waves and Rayleigh waves differ?