A Break or Gap in the Geologic Record Resulting from Erosion

question 57

Multiple Choice

A break or gap in the geologic record resulting from erosion or nondeposition or both is a(n) ____.

• A) inclusion
• B) cast
• C) formation
• D) extinction
• E) unconformity

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