I am a machine that measures earthquakes. I was invented in 1935. I have an ink pen attached to a long arm. When an earthquake occurs, the pen moves up and down making squiggly lines. The pen marks a paper that is on a moving drum. The stronger the earthquake, the farther the pen moves.

 

What am I ?

 

A. Seismograph

B. Mercalli machine

C. Richter scale

 

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