Question

ramon knew that the wave amplitude on a seismogram measures how severe an earthquake is. in a magnitude 8 earthquake, the waves are choose larger than a magnitude 7 earthquake. however, the energy released is choose greater. 8 times 2 times 10 times 32 times

Explanation:

The Richter scale (used for earthquake magnitude) is logarithmic: each whole number increase represents a 10x increase in wave amplitude. For energy release, each magnitude increase corresponds to about 32 times more energy, as energy scales with the 3/2 power of the amplitude ratio ($10^{1.5} \approx 32$).

Answer:

First dropdown: 10 times
Second dropdown: 32 times