This exercise uses the elementary properties of the Richter Scale.One earthquake measures 5.5 on the Richter scale, and another measures 3.5. How do the two quakes compare? The 3.5 earthquake is ______times as powerful as the 5.5 earthquakes.
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The Richter Scale is a logarithmic scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. This means that each whole number increase on the Richter Scale represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude and roughly 31.6 times more energy release. Show more…
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