Which evidence would confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it?(1 point)

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Responses

It cuts through all the other layers.
It cuts through all the other layers.

It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.

Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.

It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.

Answer 1

The correct response that confirms a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it is:

Other layers have been deposited above it.

This indicates that the layer in question is older than the layers formed after it. The principle of superposition in geology states that in a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary layers, the oldest layers will be at the bottom and the youngest at the top.