Graded Bedding Forms When ____

question 11

Multiple Choice

Graded bedding forms when ____.

• A) erosion planes off a portion of the sea bottom
• B) sediment is deposited on a steep slope or grade
• C) turbidity currents deposit first coarse-grained sediment then fine-grained sediment
• D) cross-bedding is truncated at top and curved (or tangential) at bottom
• E) turbidity currents deposit first fine-grained sediment then coarse-grained sediment

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