Earthquakes can be recorded on a seismograph. This device produces a piece of paper with a long flat line, along with scribbles drawn with a needle that represent times when there has been an earthquake. How is energy transmitted to the seismograph? (1 point)
• Sound waves carry energy through Earth and shake Earth below the seismograph.
•Seismic waves carry energy through the air and shake the needle of the seismograph.
Seismic waves carry energy through Earth and shake Earth below the seismograph.
• Sound waves carry energy through the air and shake the needle of the seismograph.
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Seismic waves carry energy through Earth and shake Earth below the seismograph.
Which statement describes the transmission of mechanical waves? (1 point)
O They cannot travel through matter, but they can in a vacuum.
O They can travel through matter and in a vacuum.
O They can travel through matter, but not in a vacuum.
• They cannot travel through matter nor in a vacuum.
O They cannot travel through matter, but they can in a vacuum.
O They can travel through matter and in a vacuum.
O They can travel through matter, but not in a vacuum.
• They cannot travel through matter nor in a vacuum.
They can travel through matter and in a vacuum.
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