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What is the age for rock layer C?

Younger than 80 million years

Younger than 40 million years

older than 120 million years

Older than 180 million years but younger
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What is the age for rock layer C? Younger than 80 million years Younger than 40 million-example-1
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Answer:

4.36 billion years

Step-by-step explanation:

Before this study, the oldest dated rocks were from a body of rock known as the Acasta Gneiss in the Northwest Territories, which are 4.03 billion years old.

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Answer:

The principle of superposition states that the oldest sedimentary rock units are at the bottom, and the youngest are at the top. Based on this, layer C is oldest, followed by B and A.

Step-by-step explanation:

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