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They use seismographs and the richter scale to determine their size.

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What do scientists use to measure earthquakes?

Scientists use seismographs.


What do scientists measure earthquakes in?

the rictor scale


What events do you think might have encouraged the development of these seismograph tools for earthquakes?

I believe that scientists wanted a way to locate and measure earthquakes.


Why is it important for scientist to develop ways to predict earthquakes?

It is important for scientists to develop ways to predict earthquakes. By it they can measure when the next one would be.


What does the prefix seis mean in seismograph?

Well.... seismology is the study of earthquakes seismologists are the scientists who study earthquakes seismograph is how they measure earthquakes.... So using that, the root seismos is Greek for earthquake!


What kind of scientists measure the strength of an earthquake?

A type of geophysicist known as a seismologist measures the strength of earthquakes.


How is the size of earthquakes measured?

They use a richter scale to measure intensity and magnitude.


What is a sisemograph?

a tool used by scientists to measure earthquakes by movement


What measurements do scientists today use for earthquakes?

there hands


How do scientists measures earthquakes?

Scientists normally use something called the Richter scale to measure earthquakes. They measure in maginitude. 1 on the Richter scale would be small vibrations through the earthquake zone where as 10 would be total destruction. Hope that's helped!


Measure to control earthquake?

We can't control earthquakes. Scientists are trying to measure pressure in rock formations and so be able to possibly foretell and warn that an earthquake may be imminent.


What scale is used today to measure earthquakes?

The scale used today to measure earthquakes is the moment magnitude scale (Mw). It is the most widely used scale for measuring the size of earthquakes because it provides a more accurate representation of an earthquake's size and energy release compared to older scales like the Richter scale.