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Which of the following statements is true about the fossils in these rock layers according to the law of superposition?

Which of the following statements is true about the fossils in these rock layers according-example-1
User Stevebot
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Answer:

i think 4 th one

Step-by-step explanation:

User Toldry
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Answer:

Fossil #4 is younger than fossil #3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The deeper you go into the Earth the older the fossils will be. So, in the diagram you have provided we see that fossil #5 is the oldest and fossil #2 is the youngest.

The order of age goes like this (from youngest to oldest):

1. Fossil #2

2. Fossil #1

3. Fossil #4

4. Fossil #3

5. Fossil #5

Therefore, the only correct answer would be that fossil #4 is younger than fossil #3.

Hope this helps!

- Kay

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