Physical Science
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780073513898
Author: Bill Tillery
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 19, Problem 27AC
A sedimentary rock layer that has not been subjected to stress occurs naturally as
a. a basin, or large downward-bulging fold.
b. a dome, or a large upward-bulging fold.
c. a series of anticlines and synclines.
d. beds, or horizontal layers.
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