Question

what is an earthquake? how is it's severity measured? mention two precautions you will keep during an earthquake.

Answer 1

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.Nov 30, 2016

Answer 2

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THE SUDDEN SHAKING OF THE EARTH

CAUSED BY INTERNAL FORCES OF THE

EARTH IS CALLED EARTHQUAKE.
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▪▪THE SCIENCE THAT DEAL WITH EARTHQUAKE IS CALLED SEISMOLOGY AND THE EARTHQUAKE SCIENTISTS ARE CALLED SEISMOLOGISTS. ▪▪

••SEISMOGRAPH IS THE INSTRUMENT WHICH RECORD THE INTENSITY OF THE EARTHQUAKE WAVES.••

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▪▪▪ TWO PRECAUTION▪▪▪

1..... CHECK WATER , GAS ABD ELECTIC LINES FOR DAMAGE....

2..... TURN ON THE RADIO...

3..... STAY OUT OF DAMAGE BUILDING...

4..... STAY AWAY FROM BEACH...

5..... STAY AWAY FROM DAMAGE AREA...

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