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Using the Richter Magnitude Scale, the Amplitude of Motion in a 7.0

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Using the Richter magnitude scale, the amplitude of motion in a 7.0 magnitude earthquake is ____ times the motion in a 5.0 magnitude earthquake.

A) 1.4
B) 2
C) 100
D) 10
E) 32

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