Multiple Choice
Graded bedding forms when ____.
A) erosion planes off a portion of the sea bottom
B) sediment is deposited on a steep slope or grade
C) turbidity currents deposit first coarse sediment then fine sediment
D) cross-bedding is truncated
E) turbidity currents deposit first fine sediment followed by coarse sediment
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