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

Which conclusion can be made?

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Responses

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 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 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.

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

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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.

This is because the law of crosscutting relationships states that a geological feature (like a fault) that cuts across another feature must be younger than the feature it cuts through.