The ____ States That Sediment Extends Laterally in All Directions

question 41

Multiple Choice

The ____ states that sediment extends laterally in all directions until it thins and pinches out, or terminates, against the edge of the depositional basin.

• A) principle of original horizontality
• B) principle of superposition
• C) principle of lateral continuity
• D) principle of cross-cutting relationships
• E) principle of uniformitarianism

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