When Geologists Trace a Layer of Sediment or Sedimentary Rock

question 24

Multiple Choice

When geologists trace a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock laterally, the layers change in composition, texture, or both. These changes result from the ____.

• A)metamorphosis of the constituent rocks
• B)tilting of the parent rock during formation
• C)abrupt disturbances of the depositional environment
• D)different rates of weathering in different layers of rock
• E)simultaneous operation of different processes in adjacent depositional environments

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