The principle that states that an igneous intrusion or a fault is younger than the rocks that it intrudes or

cuts is the principle of:
a. cross-cutting relationships.
b. inclusions.
c. fossil succession.
d. uniformitarianism.
e. superposition.


A

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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