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Which geologic principle explains why the bottom stratum in a section of rock is the oldest?

Cross-cutting relationships
Superposition
Unconformities
Uniformitarianism

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by def'n, superposition means as old rock settles, younger rock will form on top of it. so in a rock formation, the oldest rock is the one at the bottom.

ans is superposition.

Superposition is the answer. The word has many meanings but in geology, it is when young rock forms on top of old rock. That means in a cross section of rock, the bottom stratum is the oldest.


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