Under Most of the Earth's Land Surface, Solid Rock Exists

question 109

Multiple Choice

Under most of the Earth's land surface, solid rock exists as a buried layer known as________ .

• A) an outcrop
• B) soil
• C) bedrock
• D) sediments
• E) regolith

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