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What is the name of the scale that measures wind force and measures from 0 to 12?
Beaufort Scale
What scale describes an earthquake with a magnitude?
There are a number of earthquake magnitude scales, including the moment magnitude scale (the scale currently favoured by seismologists), the Richter or local magnitude scale and the surface wave magnitude scale.
What is the name of the earthquake magnitude scale?
The Richter Scale
What name is given to the instrument used to measure earthquakes?
A seismometer.
Where do earthquakes on earth most happen?
Most earthquakes happen in the Ring of Fire, a region around the Pacific Ocean including Japan, Indonesia, Chile, and the USA, to name a few.
What is the name of the scale that measures earthquakes?
The Richter scale was originally developed to measure the strength or magnitude of moderate earthquakes (magnitudes less than 7). The surface wave magnitude scale was then developed by Richter and Guttenburg to allow larger earthquake magnitudes to be measured (up to 8). To measure large earthquakes the moment magnitude scale must be used. To measure the severity of earthquakes, the Modified Mercalli intensity scale is used in the US and the Macroseismic scale is used in Europe.
What is the name of the Australian scale that measures the power of a cyclones?
Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale which is different from the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Why is the Richter scale called this?
Charles F. Richter and German-born seismologist Beno Gutenberg, developed the scale that bears his name the Richter scale. and measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
The name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes is Charles F. Richter. The scale is called the Richter scale and measures the energy released by an earthquake at its source.
What is the name of the scale that you measure earthquakes?
Richter scale
What is the name of the scale that measures the weight of water?
The name of the scale that measures the weight of water is a "hydrometer."
What is the name of the scale that rates earthquake damage at a particular location?
The scale that rates earthquake damage at a particular location is called the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale. It measures the intensity of shaking and resulting damage felt at a specific location during an earthquake, rather than the earthquake's magnitude.
What is the name of the scale that measures wind force and measures from 0 to 12?
Beaufort Scale
What is the name of the scale that measures volcano's?
the answer is a meter scale
Why is a Richter scale called the Richter scale?
The Richter Magnitude Scale is a system used to measure the quantity of energy released during an earthquake. It measures the earthquakes magnitude- energy released. It was Developed in 1935 by Charles F Richter of the California Institute of Technology. As his creation, it was named after him. And that's how it got the name 'Richter Scale'. Hope that helped. yea
What is the name of the machine that graphs earthquakes?
The machine that graphs earthquakes is called a seismograph. It measures the motion of the ground caused by seismic waves generated by earthquakes.
Who compiled the mercalli scale?
The mercalli scale was made by Giuseppe mercalli he was born in milan.
