A Geologist Wants to Locate a Horizontal Coal Bed on a Soil-Covered

Multiple Choice

A geologist wants to locate a horizontal coal bed on a soil-covered slope where soil creep is active. A distinctive sandstone bed underlies the coal bed. On the basis of weathered sandstone fragments in the soil, where is the coal bed?

A) just below the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil
B) just above the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil
C) just below the highest piece of sandstone seen in the soil
D) just above the lowest piece of sandstone seen in the soil