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altibaby

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on: Jul 15, 2018

Besides the distance to the epicenter of an earthquake, what are two other things that a seismograph
  can tell us? What will be an ideal response?



Question 2

Which type(s) of seismic waves do seismographs record? What will be an ideal response?


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Ahernandez18

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A seismograph records that there was an earthquake, the time of the earthquake, and the magnitude of
the earthquake



Answer to Question 2

P-waves; S-waves; surface-waves.


altibaby

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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