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What are the scales used to measure the magnitude and intensity of earthquakes?
Mercalli and Richter scales
What two scales are used to measure the intensity and magnitude of earthquakes?
Mercalli and Richter scales
Why do hurricanes and earthquakes do not happen in south Africa?
Earthquakes can happen, but on small scales, the country does not lie on a tectonic plate, so they will not occur
What are the three scales that are used for measuring earthquakes?
The magnitude, Richter scale, and seismograph.
Will goldfish scales grow back?
Yes. Given good water conditions and proper food the scales will grow back but there may never be as good as the old scales/markings.
Why are Richter scales called Richter Scales?
Richter scales are named after Charles F. Richter, an American seismologist who developed the scale in 1935. The scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismographs.
Why is it useful to have scales for measuring earthquakes?
As a basis of comparison to a known standard. This helps in better understanding the nature of earthquakes over a long period of time.
What are the names of the three scales that measure earthquakes?
richter scale momentmagnitude scale and mercilli scale
Scales that measure earthquakes?
Two common scales that measure earthquakes are the Richter scale and the Moment Magnitude scale. The Richter scale is based on the amplitude of seismic waves, while the Moment Magnitude scale measures the total energy released by an earthquake. Both scales provide a numerical value to indicate the magnitude of an earthquake.
Are earthquakes always bad?
No. Many earthquakes have no impact. The majority of earthquakes are so minor that they can't even be felt.
What are the three worst earthquakes?
Recently, we had two bad earthquakes. One in Chile, and that one was bad because it was scored 8.8. The one in Haiti was bad because it killed nearly three-thousand people. There were other mild earthquakes around the same time, but none were as bad as those two.
What are good and bad things about earthquakes?
Most people may only recognize earthquakes as bad things since they can cause harm to people and damage buildings. Earthquakes are physical events that tell us that the Earth is still forming and reforming itself. As the great tectonic plates move and push against each other, they build up the mountain ranges around the world.
