A Richter scale magnitude 6 earthquake has A. Twice the magnitude of a richter 5

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A Richter scale magnitude 6 earthquake has
A. Twice the magnitude of a richter 5 quake. B. 100 times the magnitude of a richter 5 quake C. 1000 times the magnitude of a richter 4 quake. D. 1000 times the magnitude of a richter 3 quake. A Richter scale magnitude 6 earthquake has
A. Twice the magnitude of a richter 5 quake. B. 100 times the magnitude of a richter 5 quake C. 1000 times the magnitude of a richter 4 quake. D. 1000 times the magnitude of a richter 3 quake.
A. Twice the magnitude of a richter 5 quake. B. 100 times the magnitude of a richter 5 quake C. 1000 times the magnitude of a richter 4 quake. D. 1000 times the magnitude of a richter 3 quake.

Explanation / Answer

Richter scale works on the concept of base 10 logarithm , for example magnitude of richter scale 5 is 10 times magnitude of richter scale 4

so in this case option d is the right answer , as richter scale 6 will be 10*10*10=1000 times more than richter scale 3

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