Which of the Following Geologic Situations Is Most Likely to Contain

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following geologic situations is most likely to contain significant oil concentrations?

• A)1.1-billion-year-old rocks that accumulated in the vicinity of a divergent plate boundary
• B)200-million-year-old rocks that have been exposed by uplift in a subduction zone
• C)300-million-year-old rocks that accumulated in a subsiding sedimentary basin
• D)150-million-year-old rocks that are flat lying and unfaulted

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