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

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An active fault is defined as a fault that has experienced movement during Holocene time, which includes the last 10,000 years. It does not necessarily need to be sliding at a constant or rapid pace, nor does it need to have experienced an earthquake in the last 500 years (although this may be an indication of activity). Movement during Pleistocene time (which ended about 12,000 years ago) would not make the fault active, as it would be considered inactive or dormant.

An Active Fault Is Defined as a Fault That