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Would you use a Richter scale to measure a tornado?
No. The Richter scale (since replaced by the Moment Magnitude scale) was used to measure earthquake intensity. The Fujita scale (now the Enhanced Fujita scale in the U.S.) is used to rate tornadoes.
What did Charles Francis Richter invent?
Charles Richter invented the Richter scale.the Richter scales tells how bad i earth quake is on a scale of 1-10Charles Francis Richter, (April 26, 1900 - September 30, 1985) was an American seismologist and physicist.Richter is the creator of the Richter magnitude scale which quantified the size of earthquakes.
Is an EF5 tornado more powerful than an F5 tornado?
No, EF is for Enhanced Fujita scale and F is for Fujita scale. The new scale, implemented in 2007 is more accurate, but ratings are essentially equivalent. Most tornadoes would receive the same rating on either scale.
What is the tornado intensity scale based upon?
The tornado intensity scale is based on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale), which measures a tornado's intensity based on the damage it causes to structures and vegetation. The scale ranges from EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest) based on the estimated wind speeds required to cause the observed damage.
What scale measures a tornadoes damage with?
There are what can be called Pearson numbers that can be used to rate a tornado's width and the distance it travels, but these are rarely used. In most cases a tornado's width is measured in yards or, if it is a very large tornado, in miles and fractions of a mile (meters and kilometers if you prefer the metric scale).
Would you use a Richter scale to measure a tornado?
No. The Richter scale (since replaced by the Moment Magnitude scale) was used to measure earthquake intensity. The Fujita scale (now the Enhanced Fujita scale in the U.S.) is used to rate tornadoes.
On the Richter scale how big was the biggest tornado?
The Richter scale is for earthquakes, not tornadoes. Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The largest tornado ever recorded was the 2.6 mile wide monster that hit near El Reno, Oklahoma in 2013. However, size does not necessarily correspond to a tornado's rating. Ratings are based on the severity of the damage a tornado inflicts. The El Reno tornado was officially rated EF3 but there are some indicators that it may have reached EF5 intensity, the highest rating possible.
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 is a numerical scale used to express the strength of an earthquake?
Richter scale
The Pompeii earthquake on the Richter scale?
4-5 on the Richter scale.
What is the Richter scale of the earthquake in Haiti?
It reached 7.0 on the richter scale
What is the Richter scales limit?
The scale of Richter scale is 10. It calculates the earthquake on a scale of 10.
Have tsunamis scale of Richter?
No. The Richter Scale rates the intensity of earthquakes. There is not intensity scale for tsunamis.
What scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquakes?
The scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake is called the Richter scale
The Richter scale is based on measurements of?
The Richter scale is based on measurements of *Amplitude*. (^_^)
What was the recent Japanese earthquake on the Richter scale?
it measured 8.9 on the Richter scale
