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Both the pH scale and the Richter scale are logarithmic. A decrease of 1 on the pH scale means a tenfold increase in acidity while an increase of 1 on the Richter scale means a tenfold increase in intensity.
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What is used to determine placement on the Richter scale?
The Richter scale uses Arabic numerals.
What it measured on the Richter scale?
Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
Does the Richter scale measure intensity?
Yes it does. The Richter Scale measures intensity for earthquakes!!
What did Charles Richter discover?
Charles Richter was a physicist who created the Richter scale. This scale allowed scientist to quantify the size of an earthquake.
What is the Rictor scale?
do you mean the richter scale?If so, the richter scale is a scale ranging from 1 to 1o that is used to determine the magnitude of an earthquake.
What are some common logarithmic scales?
The Decibal scale for sound measurement is an example of a logarithmic scale. The Richter scale, the pH scale, the magnitude scale for stars, the multiplicative scales on a slide rule
Do you measure earthquakes with Richter scale or the Mercalli scale?
The Richter scale
How do you use Richter Scale in a sentence?
My rebuilt engine is about 7.5 on the Richter scale! Yesterday's earthquake read 3.2 on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was developed in the 1930s.
What was the first magnitude scale used by scientists?
Richter scale
What is a numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?
Richter scale
What scale is currently used to express the magnitude of an earthquake?
Richter scale
What is used to determine placement on the Richter scale?
The Richter scale uses Arabic numerals.
What is a tornado on the Richter scale?
That is impossible as the Richter scale is for measuring earthquakes.
What is the Richter scale of the earthquake in Haiti?
It reached 7.0 on the richter scale
The Pompeii earthquake on the Richter scale?
4-5 on the Richter scale.
Why is a logarithmic scale used for antibody concentration?
From a math point of view, a logarithmic scale is used when there is a great range of values. Common example are the Ph scale for acidity, decibels for noise, and the Richter scale for earthquakes.
Have tsunamis scale of Richter?
No. The Richter Scale rates the intensity of earthquakes. There is not intensity scale for tsunamis.
