A geologist has sketched two different sedimentary rock columns that she has been studying. There are several inferences that can be made about the layers of rocks in the two columns. Match the statement with the layer it bests describes.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
OpenStudy (anonymous):
1. Layer W
2. Layer X
3. Layer Z
4. Layer S
a. is the same age as Layer Q
b. is the oldest layer
c. is the same age as layer R
d. appears to have existed in the past and eroded away
OpenStudy (abhisar):
Layer Z is at the bottom, so its the oldest
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Would layer W be the same as layer Q?
OpenStudy (abhisar):
Layer X is same age of R
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OpenStudy (abhisar):
Layer W is of Q
OpenStudy (abhisar):
Finally i think 4-d
OpenStudy (abhisar):
got them ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yea I got them but I dont see anything that would indicate layer S as eroding away
OpenStudy (abhisar):
But it's the only left option
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OpenStudy (abhisar):
waittt
OpenStudy (abhisar):
Z is same as R
OpenStudy (abhisar):
W is Q
OpenStudy (abhisar):
X eroded away
OpenStudy (abhisar):
S is the oldest
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