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Earthquake terms 355
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accelerogram | The recording of the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake. |
| accelerograph | An instrument that records the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake, also commonly called an accelerometer. |
| accretionary wedge | Sediments that accumulate and deform where oceanic and continental plates collide. |
| active fault | A fault that is likely to have another earthquake sometime in the future. Faults are commonly considered to be active if they have moved one or more times in the last 10,000 years. |
| aftershocks | Aftershocks are earthquakes that follow the largest shock of an earthquake sequence. |