That Each Successive Layer of Sediments Is Deposited on Top

question 138

Multiple Choice

That each successive layer of sediments is deposited on top of the previous layer, and hence is younger than the lower layer, is a statement of the

• A) theory of plate tectonics.
• B) principle of superposition.
• C) concept of uniformitarianism.
• D) law of catastrophism.

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