In what year was the largest number of earthquakes of magnitude between 8.0 and 9.9?
In what year did the greatest estimated number of deaths occur?
How many earthquakes of the strongest magnitude occurred over the period shown?
What is the name of the scale used for measuring the strength of an earthquake?
Read the statement below and place an X in the correct box - Leaving Cert Geography - Question i - 2011
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In what year was the largest number of earthquakes of magnitude between 8.0 and 9.9?
In what year did the greatest estimated number of deaths occur?
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:In what year was the largest number of earthquakes of magnitude between 8.0 and 9.9?
In what year did the greatest estimated number of deaths occur?
How many earthquakes of the strongest magnitude occurred over the period shown?
What is the name of the scale used for measuring the strength of an earthquake?
Read the statement below and place an X in the correct box - Leaving Cert Geography - Question i - 2011
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In what year was the largest number of earthquakes of magnitude between 8.0 and 9.9?
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The largest number of earthquakes of magnitude between 8.0 and 9.9 occurred in the year 2007.
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In what year did the greatest estimated number of deaths occur?
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The greatest estimated number of deaths occurred in the year 2010.
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How many earthquakes of the strongest magnitude occurred over the period shown?
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There were a total of 8 earthquakes of the strongest magnitude (8.0 to 9.9) during the period from 2006 to 2010.
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What is the name of the scale used for measuring the strength of an earthquake?
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The scale used for measuring the strength of an earthquake is called the Richter Scale or Mercalli Scale.
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The statement "Earthquakes occur where plates collide" is True.
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