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09madisonrousseau09

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An angular unconformity does not record
 
  A) the order of layers in the upper section.
  B) the order of layers in the bottom, tilted section.
  C) the time that passed during erosion and tilting.
  D) fossils.

Question 2

How does the structure of a nonconformity show geologists that there was a lapse in the record of time?
 
  A) Carbon-dating radioactive tests on the rocks shows that a lapse in time occurred.
  B) The coal seam between layers must have taken millions of years to form.
  C) Rock must have eroded away because the metamorphic or igneous rocks underneath were formed at great depth, not near the surface.
  D) The fossil record shows missing specimens.


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harveenkau8139

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


09madisonrousseau09

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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