ConcepTest: Relative Layer Age #29
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Initial Publication Date: May 8, 2006
Question:
Examine the image of rock layers below. Tilting must have occurred
Image courtesy of USGS
a. after A was deposited
b. after B was deposited and before A was deposited
c. before C was deposited
d. after C was deposited and before B was deposited
Image courtesy of USGS
a. after A was deposited
b. after B was deposited and before A was deposited
c. before C was deposited
d. after C was deposited and before B was deposited
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is b.
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