Provide an Example of a Concurrent and Consecutive Sentence

question 66

Short Answer

Provide an example of a concurrent and consecutive sentence.

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Definitions:

Lateral Continuity

A geological principle that states layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions; in other words, they are laterally continuous.

Original Horizontality

A principle stating that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.

Superposition

A principle in geology stating that in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each layer is older than the one above it and younger than the one below it.

Cross-Cutting Relations

The principle that a geologic unit or feature is older than a rock or feature that crosscuts it.