Explain the challenges in developing an accurate rating system for earthquakes. What kinds of variables are there?

In turn, the main factors affecting earthquake shaking intensity are earthquake depth, proximity to the fault, the underlying soil, and building characteristics—particularly height. Let's take a look at the latter two (soil and buildings) and how they interact.

in simple terms, the principle states that the buoyancy force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object, or the density of the fluid multiplied by the submerged volume times the gravitational acceleration, g. this is also known as upthrust.

the answer is b ) square root of 5