Directions: Choose and encircle the letter of the best answer. 1. What is the difference between the Intensity of the Earthquake and Its Magnitude?
A. Intensity is measured using The Richter Scale while the Magnitude is measured using the Seismograph
B. Intensity is measured by the strength of shaking produced by the Earthquake while the Magnitude is the Energy released by the Earthquake. C. Magnitude is the damaged caused by the Earthquake and Intensity is the amount of strength of the Earthquake from its origin.
D. Intensity uses Hindu-Arabic numerals (2, 3, 4) while Intensity Scale is expressed using Roman numerals (I, II, III)
2.what yerm is used to meausure the amount of damage caused by an earthquake?
A. magnitude
B. intensity
C. focus
D. stress
3.which of the following meausures an earthquake's intensity based on the observed effects on people and structures?
A. richter scale
B. the centigrade scale
C. nodified mercalli scale
D. movement magnitude scale