Roman Numerals (I, II, III, IV, etc)
10
10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 100,000
30 x 30 = 900
30
Richter Scale
10 x 10 x 10 = 1000
1
Seismic Wave Amplitude Picture
Mercalli Scale
30 x 30 x 30 = 27,000
30 x 30 x 30 x 30 = 810,000
Numbers 1-10
Seismic Wave Energy Picture
The Richter Scale uses these types of numbers
The Mercalli Scale uses this type of numbers
This scale is based on how much damage is done to a city