In case of earthquakes, an increase of magnitude 1 on Richter Scale implies
A. a ten-fold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves.
B. a ten-fold increase in the energy of the seismic waves.
C. two-fold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves.
D. two-fold increase in the energy of seismic waves.
Answer:A
In case of earthquakes, an increase of magnitude 1 on Richter Scale implies
A. a ten-fold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves. B. a ten-fold increase in the energy of the seismic waves. C. two-fold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves. D. two-fold increase in the energy of seismic waves.