The Richter scale measures the magnitude of a seismograph because it  quantifies the amount of energy released at the earthquake's source, but we can determine the ...... , so we can see how much damage the earthquake will cause.

21. How does the Richter Magnitude Scale calculate its measurements?*1 pointEyewitnessesAmount of damage causedThe amount of time the earthquake lastedThe strength of the seismic waves recorded by a seismograph machine

4. In 1935 seismologist Charles F. Richter devised ..... for rating the strength of earthquakes. For the numerical scale The scale is numerical A numerical scale A scale of numerical

The intensity of an earthquake is measured by an instrument called a seismometerQuestion 13Answera.Falseb.True

A seismograph1 pointA) Measures the strength of a volcanoB) Measures the strength of an earthquakeC) Measures the amount of continental drift

5.  Which scale measures the magnitude, or size, of an earthquake?*1 pointFujita ScaleSeismoscaleMercalli ScaleRichter Scale