Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

The intensity of an earthquake can be determined in many ways. The Mercalli Scale identifies the damage done and what people feel, the Richter Scale measures the height of the largest seismic wave, and the moment magnitude scale measures the total energy released by an earthquake.


Q: What measures the height of the largest seismic wave or earth quakes?

 Choices:

- magnitude scale

- tremor scale

- The EF Scale

- richter scale

A:
richter scale
