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Some Natural Phenomena — Science STD 8 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8ScienceSome Natural Phenomena2 Marks
Question
For what purpose is Richter Scale used$?$
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Answer

The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude (or intensity) of an earthquake. It measures the power of an earthquake. The destructive earthquakes have magnitudes higher than $7$ on the Richter scale.

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