Seismologist

You will be in charge of finding out about the different types of instruments that seismologists use to look for and predict earthquakes all around the world. It is your job to find at least five different types of machines or instruments that seismologists use to predict earthquakes. Also, you will be researching what a Richter scale is and how seismologists use it to measure earthquakes. Here are some links that can help you with your task...

 

A Shaking Record
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/grams/

What is a Seismograph?
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/seismo/

The Science of Seismology
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/science.html

The Richter Scale
http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/general/handouts/richter.html

Measuring the Damage
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/davis/hs/RichterScale.html