True or false: Assuming the rocks are undisturbed since they were formed, overlying sedimentary layers are older than those that are beneath them.

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True or false: Assuming the rocks are undisturbed since they were formed, overlying sedimentary layers are older than those that are beneath them.

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False is the answer.
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