An active fault is defined as a fault that
A) is sliding at a constant, rapid pace
B) has experienced movement during Holocene time
C) has experienced movement during Pleistocene time
D) has experienced an earthquake in the last 500 years
B
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a. one-fourth b. one-third c. one-half d. two-thirds e. three-quarters
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A) Colombo B) Jaypore C) Dhaka D) Pune
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