Question

Sandstone, shown below, is one kind of rock that forms in horizontal layers.


If a stack of rock layers has not been disturbed since it formed, the layers are toward the bottom and the ____ layers are toward the____top.


A: older
B younger
(For both blanks its A or B)

Answer 1

If a stack of rock layers has not been disturbed since it formed, the layers are toward the bottom and the **younger** layers are toward the **top**.

So, the answer is:
- older (A) layers are toward the bottom
- younger (B) layers are toward the top.