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

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

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

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.

1 answer

The evidence that would confirm that 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 that have been deposited over it, making it newer relative to the layers below.