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Some Natural Phenomena — Science STD 8 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8ScienceSome Natural Phenomena2 Marks
Question
Write the range of a very strong earthquake on the Richter scale.
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Answer

The destructive energy of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale, and it has readings from $1$ to $10.$ Generally, the earthquake of measure higher than $5 ($between $5-10)$ is considered to be very destructive and strong earthquake.

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