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9.  What is a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth?*1 pointSeismograghConvection CurrentTectonic PlatesLithosphere

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9.  What is a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth?*1 pointSeismograghConvection CurrentTectonic PlatesLithosphere

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A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth is called a seismograph.

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