THE EARTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Humidity
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Atmospheric pressure
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Earthquake shocks
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Speed at which a vehicle is moving
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Detailed explanation-1: -Seismographs are instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake. They are installed in the ground throughout the world and operated as part of a seismographic network. The earliest “seismoscope” was invented by the Chinese philosopher Chang Heng in A.D. 132.
Detailed explanation-2: -Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by seismic waves. The term seismograph usually refers to the combined seismometer and recording device.
Detailed explanation-3: -Earthquake is measured by a device called seismometer.
Detailed explanation-4: -Seismograph is the instrument that records the tremors of an earthquake. This instrument also helps seismologists to map the interior of the Earth.