Question

This photograph shows the law crosscutting. What is the law of crosscutting?

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A fault or intrusion of rock younger than the rock it cuts through.
In undisturbed rock layers, the older rocks are on the bottom and the younger rocks are on the top.

Answer 1

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The law of crosscutting refers to a geological principle that states that a fault or intrusion of rock is younger than the rock it cuts through. This principle helps geologists determine the relative ages of rocks and the sequence of geological events.