Assignment: Using Seismographs Exploration

If you set up and completed this activity yourself, submit a picture of your seismograph, as well as a picture or scanned copy of your seismogram graph paper.

Observations

Describe what was observed in this activity regarding the seismograph.

Analysis

How do the recordings of the slow shakes compare to those when the table was shaken strongly? How would the seismogram of a magnitude 9 earthquake compare to that of a 5 magnitude? Explain your reasoning.

Compare and contrast the seismograph from this investigation with one that you saw pictured earlier in the lesson.