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Iris: 1 Component Seismogram: Building Responds to P, S, Surface Waves

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Seismic waves travel through the earth to a single seismic station. Scale and movement of the seismic station are greatly exaggerated to depict the relative motion recorded by the seismogram as P, S, and surface waves arrive. [0:50]

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Concepts
seismic waves, waves
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compressive wave, seismic station, shearing wave, iris: 1-component seismogram: building responds to p, s, surface waves
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)