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To help determine the age of rock layers over a large area we can use the principle of
 
  A) original horizontality.
  B) lateral continuity.
  C) superposition.
  D) fossil assemblage.

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Which relative dating principle states that in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each layer is older than the one above and younger than the one below?
 
  A) original horizontality
  B) superposition
  C) cross-cutting
  D) inclusion


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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