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5.  Which scale measures the magnitude, or size, of an earthquake?*1 pointFujita ScaleSeismoscaleMercalli ScaleRichter Scale

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5.  Which scale measures the magnitude, or size, of an earthquake?*1 pointFujita ScaleSeismoscaleMercalli ScaleRichter Scale

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The Richter Scale measures the magnitude, or size, of an earthquake.

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