Answer
a. intensity of earthquakes
b. $M=\displaystyle \log\frac{I}{S}$
Work Step by Step
The Richter scale is described on p.382.
$a.$
The Richter scale measures the intensity of earthquakes
b.
$M=\displaystyle \log\frac{I}{S}$
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