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Teleseism, a Common card
A teleseism is a tremor caused by an earthquake that is very far away from where it is recorded.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 33
- DEF
- 16
- Power
- 49
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 750
Power 49 (ATK + DEF).
Teleseism quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Teleseism card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Small teleseismic events register only on sensitive ______ in low background noise locations.
Answer
seismometers. Small teleseismic events register only on sensitive seismometers in low background noise locations. From the Teleseism article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gerald Tucker. Gerald Tucker 43 · Christian-Georges Schwentzel 39 · Oxiranol 36 · Teleseism 33 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Christian-Georges Schwentzel. Christian-Georges Schwentzel 1,200 · Teleseism 750 · Oxiranol 600 · Murat Tuncali 380 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- According to the USGS, the term teleseismic refers to earthquakes that occur more than 1000 km from the measurement site.
- Small teleseismic events register only on sensitive seismometers in low background noise locations.
- In general, seismic waves from earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 and up can be recorded almost anywhere in the world with modern seismic instrumentation.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Teleseism article was read about 750 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 33 and blocks with 16: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get Teleseism
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Teleseism (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fritsebits, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
