The Principle of Cross- Cutting Relationships Which States That a Geologic

question 42

Multiple Choice

The principle of cross- cutting relationships which states that a geologic feature that cuts across another feature must be younger than the feature it cuts is important because______ .

• A) it provided a way to recognize if rocks had been deformed
• B) it provided a tool for sorting out the relative timing of various geologic events
• C) it allowed geologists to correlate rock units over large distances
• D) it showed that igneous rocks were younger than sedimentary rocks

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