Multiple choice: Which of the following is an example of the principle ot superp
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Multiple choice: Which of the following is an example of the principle ot superposition? O A. Mountain building over long stretche s of geologic time B. Earth's interior heat C. Layered sediments with the oldest layers at the bottom D. The process of plate movement Submit Multiple choice: Which of the following lists the interior layers of Earth i the correct order, from the surface downward? O A. Lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, inner core O B. Asthenosphere, lower mantle, lithosphere, inner core OC. Crust, lithospheric mantle, lower mantle, asthenosphere D. Crust, lower mantle, asthenosphere, outer core Submit Fill in the blank: The principle of accumulation of slow and gradual changes over geologic time. is based on the Submit . Fill in the blank: Radiometric dating provides a(n)for materialsExplanation / Answer
Answer 1: Option C) Layered sediments with the oldest layers at the bottom.
The principle of superposition states that in a stratigraphic column that is unaffected by faulting, folding etc., the lower stratum will always be older than the stratum on top. This holds true with the Principle of Horizontality that states that every layer of stratum deposited was originally deposited horizontal to the Earth’s surface. Hence the first layer to be deposited (older) will always lie below the new layers of deposits.
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