SOLUTION: A recent earthquake in Chile was a 7 on the Richter scale and a recent
earthquake off the west coast of the us was a 5 on the same scale. Which of the
two quakes was more inten
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: A recent earthquake in Chile was a 7 on the Richter scale and a recent
earthquake off the west coast of the us was a 5 on the same scale. Which of the
two quakes was more intense and how much more intense was it ?
This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Richter scale is a logarithm based scale of measurement of earthquake activity with increasing magnitude equal to increasing destruction potential.
Higher numbers are stronger earthquakes.
1 number higher means 10 times stronger.
2 numbers higher means 100 times stronger.
So the 7 is the stronger of the quakes and is 100 times stronger than the 5.
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