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ConcepTest: Relative Layer Age #32

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?

Tilted Layers 2
Image courtesy of USGS

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

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is c.

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