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They are called aftershocks, or tremors.

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What are smaller earthquakes after the larger one called?

They are called aftershocks, or tremors.


Is aftershocks one word?

Yes. The term is used for the smaller earthquakes that often follow larger ones, these being called aftershocks.


What are smaller earthquakes that follow a large one for several days called?

They are called aftershocks.


Does a small earthquake mean that a larer earthquake is coming?

Most small earthquakes are just background seismicity. There is no way to tell whether a small event will be followed by a larger one. But if there is a larger earthquake afterwards, the first earthquake is called a "foreshock"


What is it called when one number can be divided by another and the result is an exact whole number?

The smaller number is a factor of the larger number, and the larger number is a multiple of the smaller.


Is one-eighth larger or smaller than one-fourth?

Smaller.


Does a small earthquake mean a bigger one is coming?

Not necessarily. A small earthquake does not always indicate that a larger earthquake is imminent. Earthquakes are unpredictable, and it is not possible to accurately forecast when or where a larger earthquake will occur based on smaller ones.


Why do afterschocks occur?

I'm assuming you know how earthquakes occur and all an aftershock is a smaller earthquake after a larger one. If the "aftershock" is larger than the main shock it is reclassified as the main shock and the previous "main shock" becomes a foreshock.


Why does your larger comet chase the smaller one?

Probably because the larger one is trying to eat the smaller one. Or it could just be that the larger one is mad at the smaller one for eating its food. Or it just likes to chase other fish


When is the GCF of two numbers one of the two numbers?

When the smaller one is a factor of the larger one. (That also means the larger one is a multiple of the smaller one.) The smaller number is the GCF of both.


How do you know the multiples correct?

Divide the larger number by the smaller one. If the answer is an integer, the larger number is a multiple of the smaller.


Is 4.79 larger or smaller than 4 and one eighth?

larger