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Scientists know earthquakes tend to happen in an area every ten years, and eight years have passed since the last earthquake. What type of data are they using to predict when the next earthquake will occur?
stress accumulation
precursors
warning systems
past patterns
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past patterns
They're using historical recurrence data — the observed pattern that quakes occur about every ten years — to estimate when the next one might happen.
They're using historical recurrence data — the observed pattern that quakes occur about every ten years — to estimate when the next one might happen.
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