Which of the Following Is Not a True Statement

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a true statement?

• A) If you visit the Grand Canyon and two consecutive layers are deposited without detectable interruption of geologic time, this would be a conformable contact
• B) If you visit the Grand Canyon and two consecutive layers are deposited with detectable interruption of geologic time, this would be an unconformity
• C) An unconformity is a bounding surface that represents a long interval of time for which no geologic record exists in that place
• D) An unconformity can only represent billions of years of missing geologic time in the rock record

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Cross-Price Elasticity

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