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Q.

Is it true that the intensity of a tsunami is measured on the Richter scale?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is False.
Richter scale is the scale which is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake. It’s the largest wiggle on the recording, but other magnitude scales measure different parts of the earthquake.
On the other hand, the tsunami magnitude, or Mt, is a number used to compare the sizes of tsunamis caused by different earthquakes. It is determined from the slope of the maximum amplitude of the tsunami wave as measured by a tide gauge situated a large distance from the tsunami source.
Thus the corrected statement would be, The intensity of earthquakes is measured on the Richter scale.
 
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