AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Richter scale measures the energy of an earthquake. Yes, seismograph can measure an earthquake of magnitude 3 on the Richter scale.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake–the amount of energy it released. This is calculated using information gathered by a seismograph. The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that whole-number jumps indicate a tenfold increase. In this case, the increase is in wave amplitude.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake (how powerful it is). It is measured using a machine called a seismometer which produces a seismograph.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Richter Scale That scale was specific to California earthquakes and crust; other scales, based on wave amplitudes and total earthquake duration, were developed for use in other situations and they were designed to be consistent with Richter’s scale.

Detailed explanation-5: -For example, an earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter Scale has ten times the magnitude of a 3.0 earthquake. And so it goes, point by point, across the whole scale. The Richter scale is not additive, but logarithmic. Charles Richters scale relates to shaking experienced at the surface.