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FOSSILS & ROCK AGES
WHICH STATES THAT WHEN UNDISTURBED, THE OLDEST ROCKS ARE AT THE BOTTOM, AND THE YOUNGEST ROCKS ARE AT THE TOP?
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A. INTRUSION
B. PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION
C. RADIOACTIVE DECAY
D. EXTRUSION

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B. Principle of Superposition.

Explanation: In an undisturbed sedimentary sequence, younger layers are deposited on top of older layers. (Intrusion/extrusion are igneous events; radioactive decay is used for absolute dating.)