Imagine you are a geologist looking at a rock column. Which line of evidence would most strongly indicate that these rocks formed in a desert?
A)The presence of a dinosaur fossil
B)Cross-bedded silt and clay
C)Cross-bedded sand
D)A rusty orange color
E)Poorly sorted deposits of gravel, sand, silt and clay

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Cross-bedding in sand is a characteristic feature of wind-blown sand in a desert environment.

Imagine You Are a Geologist Looking at a Rock Column