What describes the law of superposition?

the age of rocks from oldest at bottom to youngest at top

the age of rocks from youngest at the bottom to oldest at the top

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The law of superposition states that in an undeformed stratigraphic sequence, the oldest rocks are found at the bottom, and the younger rocks are found at the top. Therefore, the correct description is:

the age of rocks from oldest at bottom to youngest at top.