Which statement describes the Richter scale?

Question

It cannot account for fault movement during an earthquake.
It measures large earthquakes far from the seismograph.
It estimates the total energy released from an earthquake.
It increases in magnitude with an increase in size of seismic waves.

Answer 1

The statement that describes the Richter scale is:

It increases in magnitude with an increase in size of seismic waves.

The Richter scale measures the amplitude of seismic waves produced by an earthquake, and as the size of these waves increases, so does the magnitude measured on the Richter scale.