about how earthquakes can be useful. If you wish‚ you may conduct additional research to answer the questions. If you use information from a source‚ remember to cite it. a. How does the Richter scale best demonstrate the power and the destructive nature of an earthquake? Type your response here: The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake -- the amount of energy it released. This is calculated using information gathered by a seismograph.Richter ratings only give you a rough
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measurement Question arises that how the earthquake is measured? The Japanese "shindo" scale for measuring earthquakes is more commonly used in Japan than the Richter scale to describe earthquakes. Shindo refers to the intensity of an earthquake at a given location‚ i.e. what people actually feel at a given location‚ while the Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake‚ i.e. the energy an earthquake releases at the epicenter. 2011 Earthquake The 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami was
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The Wicked Twins By: James Richter. “MICHAEL‚ MICHAEL WAKE UP‚ let’s go cause chaos around town today‚” Michelle said while jumping on his bed. Michael got up from bed and the two of them went downstairs to plot chaos around town. After thinking for a good hour‚ they decided they would vandalize a store‚ and spray paint around town. Michelle put her coat on while Michael walked through the door. It feels like I’m walking through a blizzard!” Shouted Michelle. “I completely disagree‚” Michael said
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The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic disaster; the earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was near the town of Léogâne‚ approximately 25 km west of Haiti’s capital‚ Port-au-Prince. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday‚ January 12th‚ 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks had been recorded‚ most measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. The ground shook vigorously for nearly two minutes. The quake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince‚ and other towns in the region. Several
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earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the entire globe. The more numerous earthquakes smaller than magnitude 5 reported by national seismological observatories are measured mostly on the local magnitude scale‚ also referred to as the Richter scale. Magnitude of concern: Magnitude of 3 or lower earthquakes are mostly almost imperceptible and magnitude 7 and over potentially cause serious damage over large areas. The largest earthquakes in historic times have been of magnitude slightly
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Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage. The Richter scale is a numerical logarithmic scale developed and introduced by American seismologist Charles R. Richter in 1935. The purpose of the scale is to measure the amplitude of the largest trace recorded by a standard seismograph one hundred kilometers from the epicenter of an earthquake. Tables have been formulated to demonstrate the magnitude of any earthquake
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BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY NAME: REG NO* PROGRAMME COURSE NARRATION: COURSE CODE: LECTURER DUE DATE ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: EXPLAIN WHY EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE CAN BE A POOR GUIDE TO SEISMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT? (25). DENNIES MAUYA B1128076 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS DG213 MR MAVHURA 12 OCTOBER 2012 An earthquake‚ which may be termed as a quake‚ tremor or temblor is the result of a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust
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people die in the Pakistan Earthquake? On 8th October 2005‚ a devastating earthquake struck at the town of Muzaffarabad in Kashmir located in the country of Pakistan at about 8:50 am in the morning. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale‚ affecting millions of people. Figures have shown that about 88‚710 people died‚ 106‚266 people were injured and up to three million became homeless and without proper shelter. There were many reasons why so many people died in the Pakistan
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* Question 4 5 out of 5 points | | | The twenty-story Carson Building is constructed of concrete blocks. Each and every concrete block in the structure can withstand an earthquake of 9.5 on the Richter scale. Therefore‚ the building can withstand an earthquake of 9.5 on the Richter scale.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Hasty generalization | | | | | * Question 5 5 out of 5 points | | | A line is composed of points. Points have no length. Therefore‚ a line
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August 4‚ 1990 SUBJECT: How to Report Earthquake Damages in the Income Statement CHHS Inc. has suffered extensive damages due to the after math of the October 17‚ 1989 San Francisco Bay Area earthquake that hit at a 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale. Twelve of the twenty-two stores have been closed for a varying period of time due to the large damages that occurred. In total‚ damages have summed to $27.5 million and the question is exactly how to classify these‚ whether it is an extraordinary
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