Q: A geologist finds a layer of shale near the surface from a certain time period. Nearby, the geologist finds the same layer of shale, but it is deeper underground than the first layer. What might have caused the difference in the depth of the shale layer?
What is the correct answer to this question?
Pick from: [i] a meteorite [ii] a fault [iii] ancient fossils [iv] animal life...A:
[ii]