What Types of Information Can Be Gained from Trenches Dug

question 75

Multiple Choice

What types of information can be gained from trenches dug across a fault?

• A) the offset of layers of sediment and soil
• B) samples of charcoal to date by carbon-14
• C) layers of carbon-rich peat, which can be dated by carbon-14
• D) all of these

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