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A teacher gave students this diagram of rock layers . The teacher directed the students to determine the relative age of each rock layer based only on the information presented in this diagram . Which method can best be used by the students to determine the relative age of these layers

A rock type evaluation
B radiometric dating
C the law of superposition
D principle of uniformitarianism

A teacher gave students this diagram of rock layers . The teacher directed the students-example-1
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Answer is C “the law of superposition”

The rocks at the bottom are older than the ones at top or to the surface
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I think your best bet will be C. the law of superposition. I hope that helps

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