Earthquakes Answers

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Which statement about the Mercalli scale is true?

The scale has twenty ratings for an earthquake’s effects.

The scale rates an earthquake based on its total energy released.

The scale rates an earthquake according to how much damage it causes.

The scale is most useful when scientists use data from three or more seismographs.

✔ P waveS wavesurface wave

P wave

S wave

surface wave

P waveS wave✔ surface wave

P wave

S wave

surface wave

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