Rocks that are tilted were deposited ____

A)on a slope in their present orientation
B)in an unknown orientation and then were tilted into their current position
C)horizontally and then were tilted into their current orientation
D)vertically and then were tilted into their current orientation
E)on the continental shelf and then uplifted


C

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