Question
Which evidence would confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it?(1 point)
Responses
It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
It cuts through all the other layers.
It cuts through all the other layers.
Responses
It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
It cuts through all the other layers.
It cuts through all the other layers.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response that would confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it is:
**It cuts through all the other layers.**
This is because, according to the principle of cross-cutting relationships in geology, if a rock layer cuts through other layers, it must be younger than the layers it disrupts.
**It cuts through all the other layers.**
This is because, according to the principle of cross-cutting relationships in geology, if a rock layer cuts through other layers, it must be younger than the layers it disrupts.