Section #: 19.3
Measuring and Locating an Earthquake
Practice Test
1.
What is a rating for an earthquake from the modified Mercalli scale based on?
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a.
amount of damage
b.
its P-wave
c.
frequency of the waves
d.
amplitude of the largest wave
Hint
2.
How many times larger is a magnitude 3 than a magnitude 1 earthquake on the Richter scale?
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a.
100 times
b.
100 000 times
c.
10 times
d.
1/10 times
Hint
3.
What is a rating from the Richter scale based on?
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a.
size of the largest wave
b.
wavelength of the waves
c.
frequency of the waves
d.
damage from the largest wave
Hint
