Question
What does the Law of Crosscutting tell us?(1 point)
Responses
The relative age of the rock.
The relative age of the rock.
The rock (fault) that cuts across the other formation is OLDER than the formation.
The rock (fault) that cuts across the other formation is OLDER than the formation.
The rock (fault) that cuts across the other formation is YOUNGER than the formation.
The rock (fault) that cuts across the other formation is YOUNGER than the formation.
Both A & C are correct
1 answer
The Law of Crosscutting Relationships states that the rock (fault) that cuts across other formations is younger than the formations it intersects. Therefore, the correct response would be:
The rock (fault) that cuts across the other formation is YOUNGER than the formation.
