Question

6.3) Explain what the Richter scale is.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology as a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes. The magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The Richter scale is a scale of numbers used to tell the power (or magnitude) of earthquakes.

it was developed by charles ritcher inHis scale worked like a seismogram, measured by a particular type of seismometer at a distance of 100 kilometers from the earthquake.