A Geologist Wants to Locate a Horizontal Coal Bed on a Soil-Covered

question 76

Multiple Choice

A geologist wants to locate a horizontal coal bed on a soil-covered slope where soil creep is active. A distinctive sandstone bed underlies the coal bed. On the basis of weathered sandstone fragments in the soil, where is the coal bed?

• A) just below the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil
• B) just above the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil
• C) just below the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil
• D) just above the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil

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