California Academy of Sciences: Measuring Earthquakes

By building your own seismograph to document shaking, you and your children will learn about the cause of earthquakes and how scientists measure earthquake intensity.

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Earthquakes

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California Academy of Sciences: Measuring Earthquakes

By building your own seismograph to document shaking, you and your children will learn about the cause of earthquakes and how scientists measure earthquake intensity.

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