Which describes the difference between the law of inclusion and the law of crosscutting in relative dating of rocks and fossils?(1 point)
Responses
Intruding objects are older in the law of inclusion.
Intruding objects are older in the law of inclusion.
Bottom layers of rock are older only in the law of crosscutting.
Bottom layers of rock are older only in the law of crosscutting.
Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.
Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.
Bottom layers of rock are younger only in the law of crosscutting.
Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.
The correct answer is:
Intruding objects are older in the law of inclusion.
The correct answer is:
Intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion.
The law of inclusion states that inclusions (fragments of rock or fossils) found embedded within another rock layer are always older than the rock layer that contains them. In other words, the objects that intrude into a layer of rock are younger than the surrounding rock layer.
On the other hand, the law of crosscutting relationships states that a rock layer or feature that cuts across another rock layer must be younger than the rock layer it cuts through. This law helps geologists determine the relative ages of rock layers based on the sequence of their formation.
Therefore, intruding objects are younger in the law of inclusion, while the law of crosscutting relationships only relates to the relative ages of rock layers and does not specifically address intruding objects.