Which describes the difference between the law of inclusion and the law of crosscutting in relative dating of rocks and fossils?(1 point)

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Bottom layers of rock are older only in the law of crosscutting.
Bottom layers of rock are older only in the law of crosscutting.

Intruding objects are older in the law of inclusion.
Intruding objects are older in the law of inclusion.

Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.
Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.

Bottom layers of rock are younger only in the law of crosscutting.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.

In relative dating, the Law of Inclusion states that any rock fragments (inclusions) within a rock must be older than the rock itself, meaning that the rock containing the inclusions is younger. In contrast, the Law of Cross-Cutting Relationship asserts that if a geological feature cuts through another, the feature that is doing the cutting is younger than the material it cuts through.