The Colorado Plateau Has a Record of Geologic Events Occurring

question 87

Multiple Choice

The Colorado Plateau has a record of geologic events occurring over about 2 billion years that was put together:

• A) in a sequence found in the Grand Canyon.
• B) in a sequence from a drill core through the Plateau.
• C) by correlating the uppermost rocks in one area with the lowermost equivalent rocks in another area.
• D) in a sequence exposed in the Colorado Rockies.
• E) in a sequence spanning the entire United States.

---

Definitions:

Minor Term

In syllogistic logic, the term that appears in the conclusion and the minor premise but not in the major premise.

Conclusion

The statement in a logical argument that follows from the premises.

Major Premise

The first statement in a syllogism, containing the universal principle or general assertion.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of argument consisting of three categorical propositions that together yield a conclusion.