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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