How Does an Angular Unconformity Form

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Multiple Choice

How does an angular unconformity form?

• A) rocks are folded into an angle and the top is removed by faulting
• B) older rocks are tilted, eroded, and overlain by younger rocks
• C) rock layers are turned upside down at an angle
• D) angular rocks are deposited on top of flat-lying layers
• E) any of these

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