Age of Rock Quiz

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Which evidence would confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it?(1 point)
Responses

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.

It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.

It is horizontally-oriented.

Answer 1

The correct response to confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it is:

It cuts through all the other layers.

This principle is known as cross-cutting relationships, where a geological feature that cuts through other layers is considered to be younger than the layers it disrupts.