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Love Chang

01/18/2021 · High School

The moment magnitude scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes. On this scale, each point of increase equals an increase of \( 10 \) times in the severity of an earthquake. Thus, a \( 5.0 \) earthquake is \( 10 \) times more severe than a \( 4.0 \) earthquake. An \( 8.0 \) earthquake is how many times more severe than a \( 3.0 \) earthquake? 

A) \( 50 \) 

B) \( 1,000 \) 

C) \( 50,000 \) 

D) \( 100,000\) 

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D

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