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Week 6

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  • What does a seismologist do?
    Study seismology - seismic waves and the size of earthquakes.
  • Which gas works against gravity?
    Helium.
  • True or false: seismologists only study earthquakes.
    False, they study earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activity and landslides.
  • Draw and label layers of the Earth - include Lithosphere and Aesthenosphere.
  • What is the difference between early and modern seismometers?
    Early seismometers were mechanical; modern seismometers are electronic and digital.
  • Draw and label a seismometer.
  • True or false: Human babies have more bones than adults.
    True! They have 300 and adult humans have 206.
  • How many tonnes does a cloud weigh?
    1 Million! Fun fact, 1 tonne = 1,000kg
  • Describe how a seismograph works.
    Record and measure seismic waves.
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