Assume That You Have Just Examined Several Flat-Lying Sedimentary Layers

question 13

Multiple Choice

Assume that you have just examined several flat-lying sedimentary layers.After much study you determine that there is a considerable span of time for which no sedimentary rock layer exists at this site.You have just discovered a(n) ________.

• A)angular unconformity
• B)series of conformable strata
• C)disconformity
• D)example of cross-cutting relationships

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