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Which law or principle says that an igneous or metamorphic rock that intrudes another rock must be younger than the rock it intrudes?

a. law of superposition
b. principle of uniformity
c. law of original horizontality
d. law of cross-cutting relationships

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The Law of Cross-cutting relationships said that an igneous or metamorphic rock that intrudes another rock must be younger than the rock it intrudes. The correct choice is the letter

d. law of cross-cutting relationships

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