Observe the Rocks and Landscape in This Photograph, Which Shows

Multiple Choice

Observe the rocks and landscape in this photograph, which shows a sequence of layers. From the list of observations below, select the observation that you think is NOT valid. Refer to the Chapter 7 Investigation in your textbook for descriptions of the rock units.

A) Near the bottom of the photograph is a ledge of tan and light-gray rocks.
B) The rocks in the cliff display layers of different thicknesses.
C) All of the rock layers weather and erode into nearly identical landscape features.
D) There are more trees or other types of vegetation in the upper part of the cliff than in the very bottom of the photograph.