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Based on the Richter Scale, how many more times powerful is a 6 than a 5?
- A 2x
- B 5x
- C 1x
- D 32x
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The Richter Scale is a logarithmic scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. Each whole number increase on the scale represents a tenfold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves and approximately 31.6 times more energy release. Therefore, a magnitude 6 earthquake is approximately 32 times more powerful than a magnitude 5 earthquake.
