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

Question

Bottom layers of rock are younger only in the law of crosscutting.
• Intruding objects are older in the law of inclusion.
• Bottom layers of rock are older only in the law of crosscutting.
• Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.

Answer 1

The correct statement that describes the difference between the law of inclusion and the law of crosscutting is: Intruding objects are older in the law of inclusion.

In the law of inclusion, any rock fragments (inclusions) contained within a rock must be older than the rock itself. In the law of crosscutting, any geological feature that cuts across another is younger than the feature it disrupts.