Hey guys, ..this question fazed me!! help me out plz!?

Hey guys, ..this question fazed me!! help me out plz!?
Thermal ammeter is a device which can measure the intensity of the alternating current. I am certainly talking about mechanical ammeters. Having a pointer , there are points marked on the grading scale; however, they ain’t equal. Why is that???!! Meaningly, why these distances become larger whenever the value of the current intensity becomes larger?? thanx in advance.