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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Earth Science Chapter 12by Fallen_Angel93 | 22 terms | February 12, 2008 |
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake) | 33 sets | |
| 2 | a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth | 21 sets | |
| 3 | n. an instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes. | 12 sets | |
| 4 | an instrument that records earthquake waves | 12 sets | |
| 5 | a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through earth | 11 sets | |
| 6 | instrument that detects and measures earthquakes | 10 sets | |
| 7 | an instrument that records vibrations in the ground | 8 sets | |
| 8 | a device that can detect and record seismic waves | 8 sets | |
| 9 | a device that measures the strength of an earthquake | 8 sets | |
| 10 | an instrument that detects and measures seismic waves of an earthquake | 7 sets | |
| 11 | an instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes. | 7 sets | |
| 12 | a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through earth. | 7 sets | |
| 13 | instrument that records earthquake waves | 6 sets | |
| 14 | instrument that detects and measures earthquakes. | 6 sets | |
| 15 | instrument that detects and measures seismic waves | 6 sets | |
| 16 | the instrument used to measure earthquakes | 6 sets | |
| 17 | instrument that detects and measures earthquake | 5 sets | |
| 18 | instrument used to detect and record seismic waves | 5 sets | |
| 19 | an instrument that records seismic waves | 5 sets | |
| 20 | an instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake | 5 sets | |
| 21 | an instrument located at or near the surface of the earth that records seismic waves | 4 sets | |
| 22 | tool that records movements in the earth's crust | 4 sets | |
| 23 | an instrument that detects and measures seismic waves | 4 sets | |
| 24 | a scientific instrument that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away, invented during the han dynasty | 4 sets | |
| 25 | instrument that plots the intensity of earthquake waves on a roll of specially marked graph paper. | 4 sets | |
| 26 | machine that detects and records the intensity of earthquakes | 4 sets | |
| 27 | an instrument used to measure earthquakes | 4 sets | |
| 28 | instruments that record earthquake waves | 4 sets | |
| 29 | instrument that records the strengths of the earth's movements, based on the amount of energy released | 3 sets | |
| 30 | device that measures the strength of an earthquake | 3 sets | |
| 31 | a device that measures the strength of an earthquake. | 3 sets | |
| 32 | an instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes | 3 sets | |
| 33 | records and measures seismic waves | 3 sets | |
| 34 | measures seismic waves | 3 sets | |
| 35 | an instrument that records and measures seismic waves | 3 sets | |
| 36 | a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves | 3 sets | |
| 37 | detects and records earthquakes | 3 sets | |
| 38 | instrument used to register earthquake waves and record the time each arrived | 3 sets | |
| 39 | an instrument that constantly records ground movements | 3 sets | |
| 40 | instrument that measures how much the earth moves | 3 sets | |