In 1935, Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg developed a scale to measure what concept?

Question

ATornado intensity

BThe hotness or piquancy of a chili pepper

CEarthquake magnitude

DWind strength

Select from the options above.

Correct Option: 3  

Explanation:
Earthquake magnitude
Richter's basic idea was that by knowing the distance from a seismograph to an earthquake and observing the maximum signal amplitude recorded on a seismograph, an empirical quantitative ranking of the earthquake's inherent size or strength could be made.