The Principle of Cross- Cutting Relationships Which States That a Geologic

Multiple Choice

The principle of cross- cutting relationships which states that a geologic feature that cuts across another feature must be younger than the feature it cuts is important because______ .

A) it provided a way to recognize if rocks had been deformed
B) it provided a tool for sorting out the relative timing of various geologic events
C) it allowed geologists to correlate rock units over large distances
D) it showed that igneous rocks were younger than sedimentary rocks