SOLUTION: This exercise deals with logarithmic scales. If one earthquake is 100 times as intense as another, how much larger is its magnitude on the Richter scale? (Round your answer to o

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Question 421050: This exercise deals with logarithmic scales.
If one earthquake is 100 times as intense as another, how much larger is its magnitude on the Richter scale? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's logarithmic with base 10.
log%2810%2C100%29+=+2
Its magnitude on the Richter scale is 2 more than the 1st one.