The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by an instrument called .

barometer

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seismograph

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Ritcher's Scale

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magnitude scale

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Solution

The correct option is B seismograph
The siesmograph is an instrument that is used to record, detect, and measure the magnitude of earthquakes. The scale of measurement that is used to measure the earthquake's magnitude is called the Ritcher's Scale. It has numbers ranging from 1-10 wherein each number signifies the intensity of an earthquake.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding various scales used for measuring the earthquake?

1. Richter scale measures magnitude of earthquake whereas Mercalli scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake.

2. Magnitude of earthquake depends on the destruction caused by earthquake.

3. Richter scale is a logarithmic scale.

Choose among the options given below:

State whether the following statements are true or false :

(a) Like charges attract each other.

(b) A charged glass rod attracts a charged plastic straw.

(d) Earthquakes can be predicted in advance.

(e) An earthquakes of magnitude 2 on Richter Scale is ten times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude 1 on the same Scale.

(f) The plates of earth's crust are continuously moving.

(g) An earthquake is measured and recorded by using an instrument called electrocardiograph.

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(a) Celsius scale (b) Kelvin scale (c) Decibel scale (d) Richter scale

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