Earth Science: Earth Materials and Processes, Book F

Chapter 5: Earthquakes

Find a Ratio

1
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-7 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-3 earthquake?
A)32,768 times more energy
B)1,048,576 times more energy
C)1,024 times more energy
D)32 times more energy
2
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-5 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-2 earthquake?
A)1024 times more energy
B)1,048,576 times more energy
C)32,768 times more energy
D)32 times more energy
3
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-8 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-5 earthquake?
A)32,768 times more energy
B)1,048,576 times more energy
C)1,024 times more energy
D)32 times more energy
4
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-7 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-5 earthquake?
A)32,768 times more energy
B)1,024 times more energy
C)33,554,432 times more energy
D)32 times more energy
5
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-8 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-4 earthquake?
A)1,024 times more energy
B)32,768 times more energy
C)1,048,576 times more energy
D)32 times more energy
6
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-8 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-6 earthquake?
A)1,024 times more energy
B)1,048,576 times more energy
C)32,768 times more energy
D)32 times more energy
7
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-4 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-3 earthquake?
A)1,024 times more energy
B)32 times more energy
C)32,768 times more energy
D)33,554,432 times more energy
8
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-8 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-3 earthquake?
A)32 times more energy
B)32,768 times more energy
C)1,024 times more energy
D)33,554,432 times more energy
9
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-7 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-6 earthquake?
A)1,024 times more energy
B)32,768 times more energy
C)32 times more energy
D)32 times more energy
10
How many times greater is the energy released by a magnitude-4 earthquake than the energy released by a magnitude-2 earthquake?
A)32,768 times more energy
B)1,048,576 times more energy
C)1,024 times more energy
D)33,554,432 times more energy
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