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ConcepTest: Relative Layer Age #24

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

What principle would be the best to apply to determine the order in which the layers in the image below were formed?

Canyon Layer 2

a. Superposition
b. Cross-cutting relationships
c. Original horizontality

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