Using the Richter magnitude scale, the amplitude of motion in a 7.0 magnitude earthquake is ____ times the motion in a 5.0 magnitude earthquake

a. ?1.4
b. ?2
c. ?100
d. ?10
e. ?32


ANSWER: c

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