15-10-2017
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Explain why logarithms are a good choice for describing sound intensity and earthquake magnitude

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Because the Richter scale, the scale used to identify the strength of an earthquake, is logarithmic, meaning +1 is ten times stronger, and -1 is ten times less strong.

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