The Principle of Superposition States That

question 42

Multiple Choice

The principle of superposition states that

• A)a fault is younger than the rocks it cuts.
• B)sediments are deposited as essentially horizontal layers.
• C)the present is the key to the past.
• D)undisturbed sedimentary layers get progressively younger from bottom to top.

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