What is the principle of original horizontality? What will be an ideal response?


Sediment is deposited in essentially horizontal layers, so if a sequence of sedimentary rock layers is
inclined from the horizontal, it must have been tilted after deposition and lithification.

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Predicting the weather by weather types employs which forecasting method?

a. probability b. steady-state c. analog d. persistence e. guess

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The lowest possible temperature is

A. 0°C. B. 4 K. C. 273°C. D. none of the above

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The source of all sounds is something that is

A) vibrating. B) moving. C) accelerating. D) undergoing simple harmonic motion. E) a net emitter of energy.

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Compare and contrast the basic time-stratigraphic units and their corresponding time units? Give

examples of these two types of units. What will be an ideal response?

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