AD Week 14 Reading Quiz

Who became a household name in earthquake science?

• Charles Darwin

• Beno Gutenberg

• Charles Richter

• Elon Musk

What does a seismograph do?

• Measures only big earthquakes

• Measures only small earthquakes

• Measures the intensity of earthquakes

• Measures the magnitude of stars

On a logarithmic scale designed by Beno Gutenberg, how much does each number go up by?

• by 5

• by 10

• By 50

• By 100

What name have they used to try and rename the magnitude scale?

• Gutenberg scale

• Richter scale

• Edison scale

• Gutenberg-Richter scale

What did Richter study as a graduate student?

• geology

• physics

• astronomy

• engineering

What was Richter's fist love?

• astronomy

• physics

• seismology

• earthquakes

What is something Richter may have been undiagnosed with?

• ADD

• Asperger's Syndrome

• Stockholm Syndrome

• Seismology