Science Class 5 Calamities

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Earthquakes are measured on

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Answer: C. Richter scale

The correct answer is C) Richter scale
Explanation: The Richter scale is a mathematical tool developed in 1935 to measure the magnitude (size and energy) of an earthquake based on the vibrations recorded by a seismograph. It is a logarithmic scale, meaning each whole number increase represents a 10-fold increase in measured amplitude.

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