If You Observe a Nonconformity, You Would Infer That the Region

question 45

Multiple Choice

If you observe a nonconformity, you would infer that the region had experienced ______.

• A) uplift and tilting of sedimentary units that exposes them to erosion over a period of time with subsequent renewed deposition
• B) intrusion of igneous rocks into a depositional setting, forcing the sedimentary layers upward and possibly deforming them, followed by subsidence of the remaining sedimentary layers and renewed deposition
• C) deposition in shallow water, uplift or lowering of sea level enough to expose the rocks to erosion and non- deposition for a period of time, and subsequent resubmergence of the remaining sedimentary units where they experience new deposition
• D) deposition of sedimentary layers on crystalline igneous or metamorphic rocks that are exposed at the surface of the earth

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Definitions:

Forebrain

The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus, responsible for a variety of functions including cognition, sensory processing, and motor responses.

Neocortex

The most evolved part of the cerebral cortex that involves higher functions such as sensory perception, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning, conscious thought, and in humans, language.

Gray Matter

The darker part of the brain and spinal cord consisting mainly of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, and is involved in processing information.

White Matter

White matter refers to the pale-colored part of the central nervous system that consists mostly of myelinated nerve fibers and serves to transmit signals within the brain.