Answer: Religion, Artifacts, Language, Economy, Customs, And society
Answer:
The correct option is:
This scale rates an earthquake according to how much damage it causes.
Explanation:
The Mercalli Scale was invented by Giuseppe Mercalli in 1902. It is not considered that much of a scientific method to measure to measure strength of an earthquake.
Mercalli scale uses the observation of people who experienced the earthquake, to estimate the intensity. Its measurement is based on how much effect or damage it causes to the humans, objects, buildings, and other man made things.
It is not considered a good way to measure intensity of earthquakes because some witnesses may exaggerate the effects while some may consider it nominal.
Answer: trap heat in Earth's atmosphere
Explanation: Greenhouse gases can be defined as any gas, such as carbon dioxide or CFCs, that contributes to the greenhouse effect (The process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere.) when released into the atmosphere. This occurs due to greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface