9. The measure of the energy released by an earthquake.*2 pointsPSWSseismic wavesmagnitudeintensity
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- The measure of the energy released by an earthquake.*2 pointsPSWSseismic wavesmagnitudeintensity
Solution
The energy released by an earthquake is measured by its magnitude.
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