Use this sentence: A fault cuts

Question

across several layers of rock.
Which conclusion can be
made?
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
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
crosscutting.

Answer 1

The correct conclusion that can be made from the sentence "A fault cuts across several layers of rock" is:

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

The law of crosscutting states that a geological feature (such as a fault) that cuts across other rocks is younger than the rocks it disrupts. Therefore, since the fault cuts across several layers of rock, it must be younger than those layers.