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QuizMultiple Choice

Relative Ages of Rocks

Question 9 • WV-Earth and Space Science A-CR

Which principle states that, in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the youngest rocks are on top?

Answer
A
the principle of disconformity
B
the principle of superposition
C
the principle of nonconformity
D
the principle of disposition

Explanation

The principle of superposition states that in undisturbed rock layers, lower layers formed before the layers above them. So the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top. The correct choice is the principle of superposition.

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