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How Big was that Quake?

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In this earthquake activity, students determine the magnitude of an earthquake based on the seismogram reading. This activity has 5 problems to solve.

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the richter scale, earthquakes, amplitude, magnitude

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amplitude, earthquakes, magnitude, richter scale, seismogram, science
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6th - 10th
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Science
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