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Which feature of a sandstone rock layer usually is the youngest?

a) sand grains that make up the rock

b) cement that binds the sand grains together

c) fossils found in the rock

d) faults that have broken the rock

Which statement correctly describes an age relationship in the geologic cross section below?

a) The sandstone is younger than the basalt.

b) The shale is younger than the basalt.

c) The limestone is younger than the shale.

d) The limestone is younger than the basalt.

If the breccia layer formed during the Carboniferous Period, the shale layer below it could have formed during which geologic time period?

a) Cretaceous

b) Triassic

c) Permian

d) Carboniferous

In which sequence are the rock layers listed in order from oldest to youngest?

a) F, B, E, D

b) C, A, F, D

c) F, E, C, A

d) C, E, D, A

Which statement describes the most likely sequence of events?

a) Deposition occurred before folding or faulting.

b) Faulting occurred before folding of the rock layers.

c) Faulting occurred before the formation of rock layer A.

d) Folding occurred before the formation of rock layer B.

An unconformity (buried erosional surface) is represented by the interface between which two layers?

a) A and B

b) B and C

c) D and E

d) E and F

Based on the given rock and fossil which two letters most likely indicate parts of the same layer?

a) A and F

b) B and D

c) C and E

d) D and A

Which processes were directly involved in the formation of these rock layers?

a) melting and solidification

b) heating and pressure

c) compaction and cementation

d) conduction and convection

According to the Scheme for Sedimentary Rock Identification in the Earth Science Reference Tables, which rock layer was formed mainly from organically formed sediments in seawater?

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Which rock type is found at a depth of 1,800 feet at this location?

a) Oswego sandstone

b) Basement gneiss

c) Trenton limestone

d) Theresa sandstone

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