Geophysicist Charles Richter developed the Richter Scale to measure an earthquake's magnitude. An increase from 4.0 magnitude to 5.0 magnitude means:
A) the amount of energy released is 1 times greater
B) not much of an increase compared to the amount of damage
C) there is 10 times more physical force of ground motion
D) there is 5 times more energy released
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