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olgavictoria

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Describe how a seismograph works.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Planetary scale flow such as trade-winds are best classified as:
 
  A) synoptic. B) microscale. C) macroscale. D) mesoscale.



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Answer to Question 1

A seismograph is based on the principle of inertiaan object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion. A seismograph has a weight that is freely suspended from a base that is securely attached to the bedrock. When the ground shakes, the base moves with the ground, and the weight, not in motion, remains stationary.

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olgavictoria

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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