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∙ 12y agoTypically, a number 4 earthquake on the Richter magnatude scale has the same amount of energy as a small atomic bomb, a number 9 earthquake on the Richter scale has the same amount of energy as 199,199,000 tons of dynamite!
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The Richter scale best describes what?
The Richter Scale best describes how much energy an earthquake releases also known as it's magnitude.
An earthquake with magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale releases how many times as much energy as an earthquake with magnitude 5.6?
A 3.0 earthquake releases 1,000 times more energy than a 1.0 earthquake.
How much more energy is released from an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.5 to a magnitude of 5.5?
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 has a shaking amplitude 10 times that of an earthquake with a 4.0 magnitude.
What is earthquake magnitude and how is it measured?
magnitudea measure of the amount of the energy released by earthquake . earthquake is measure through Ricthter scale that measure the magnitude of seismic waves that it has
What is the damage a magnitude 8 earthquake can cause?
A magnitude 8 earthquake can release as much energy as 6 million tns of TNT. It can cause severe damage to structures and can very fatal.
What is the name of the measurement that describes how much energy an earthquake releases?
Magnitude c:
The Richter scale best describes what?
The Richter Scale best describes how much energy an earthquake releases also known as it's magnitude.
How do scientists tell how much energy an earthquake releases?
well they can tell because there smart and they have a divice im only 11 though
An earthquake with magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale releases how many times as much energy as an earthquake with magnitude 5.6?
A 3.0 earthquake releases 1,000 times more energy than a 1.0 earthquake.
How much more energy is released from an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.5 to a magnitude of 5.5?
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 has a shaking amplitude 10 times that of an earthquake with a 4.0 magnitude.
How much energy was released in haitis earthquake?
because it wanted to
What releases twice as much energy than carbohydrates?
Gram for gram, lipids release twice as much energy as carbohydrates do.
What is the scales use for?
The Richter scale measures how much energy is released by an earthquake.
How does the sun prodace trmendous energy it releases every second?
It produces so much energy because of the nuclear fusion reaction that happens in the Sun's core every second. Nuclear fusion releases tremendous amounts of energy.
How many kilocalories of energy is released when one mole of fat is oxidized?
one mole of fat releases how much energy
What is the Magnitude of an earthquake and how big was the earthquake in Japan?
The magnitude of an earthquake is a number used to quantify how much energy was released during the earthquake. The earthquake in Japan that occurred on Friday, March 10, 2011, had a moment magnitude of 8.9.
When an electron falls back to its ground state how much energy is released?
It releases the same amount of energy that it absorbed when it was excited to a higher energy state.
