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It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It cuts through all the other layers.
It cuts through all the other layers.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
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The evidence that would confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it is:
It cuts through all the other layers.
This is based on the principle of cross-cutting relationships in geology, which states that if a geological feature cuts across another feature, the one that is cut is older than the one doing the cutting.
