The Richter Scale

The video explains seismic waves and how their energy is measured using the Richter scale, a logarithmic scale where each number represents ten times the power of the previous one. It introduces exponential expressions and logarithms, highlighting their inverse relationship. The video also discusses the frequency of earthquakes, noting that larger quakes are less common.

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