Measuing Earthquakes Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Richter scale
A
The Richter scale can be used to measure the magnitude of a tremor using an instrument called a seismograph
2
Q
1
A
Wouldn’t notice
3
Q
2
A
30 times more energy
4
Q
3
A
30 times more energy that 3 and so on
5
Q
5
A
Windows May break
6
Q
6
A
Damages building
7
Q
7
A
Major catastrophe
8
Q
8/9
A
Biggest ever recorded
9
Q
What type of scale is a Richter scale
A
It is a logarithmic scale which means that size (6) earthquake on the richters scale is 10 times larger than size (5) and 100 times larger than size (4)
