Steno's Second Principle Says That

question 26

Multiple Choice

Steno's second principle says that

• A) the laws of nature are inviolable and have not changed with time.
• B) originally, all strata are horizontal when they form.
• C) the oldest strata lie at the bottom of a succession of layers and that successively higher strata are progressively younger.
• D) similar rocks that seem once to have been connected usually are.

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