Question

Use this sentence: A fault cuts across several layers of rock.

Which conclusion can be made?

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Responses

The fault is older than the layers of rock based on the law of crosscutting.
The fault is older than the layers of rock based on the law of crosscutting.

The fault is younger than the layers of rock based on the law of inclusion.
The fault is younger than the layers of rock based on the law of inclusion.

The fault is younger than the layers of rock based on the law of crosscutting.
The fault is younger than the layers of rock based on the law of crosscutting.

The fault is older than the layers of rock based on the law of inclusion.
The fault is older than the layers of rock based on the law of inclusion.
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Answer 1

The fault is younger than the layers of rock based on the law of crosscutting.

Explanation: A feature that cuts across other rock units must have formed after those units, so the fault is younger than the layers it cuts.