Strata above an angular unconformity were tilted before the older strata were eroded
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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What class of mineral forms when the element S is bonded with a metal, as iron in the mineral pyrite?
A. silicates B. oxides C. halides D. sulfides E. carbonates
C climates have humid and mild winters
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According to the kinetic molecular theory, which of the following is not true?
A) Gas molecules are assumed to have no volume. B) Gas pressure is caused by collisions between gas molecules and the container walls. C) When gas molecules collide energy is lost. D) None, all of the above are true.
How would we use isotopic ages to infer the ages of the upper and lower unit in this diagram?
A. An age on the dike would not help us because it is an igneous rock. B. The upper unit would be older than an age determined on pebbles of the dike in that unit. C. The dike is younger than the lower unit but older than the upper unit. D. The lower unit would be younger than an age on the crosscutting dike.