The Czech Republic's climate. The Czech Republic lies in a temperate climate zone with pleasantly mild summers and winters with only moderate amounts of precipitation. The average annual temperature ranges from 5.5C (42F ) to 10C (50F ), but temperatures are lower in the mountains.
Linear vs logarithmic scales. 1  Human hearing is better measured on a logarithmic scale than a linear scale. 2  On a linear scale, a change between two values is perceived on the basis of the difference between the values.  On a logarithmic scale, a change between two values is perceived on the basis of the ratio of the two values.
the difference between the richter and mercalli scales both intended to measure earthquake severity is that the richter scale is a mathematical scale based on the measurements of scientific instruments while the mercalli scale is based on witness observation and structural damage