When marine geologists collect a core of undeformed ocean-floor sediment, they know that the youngest layer is on the top of the core and the oldest is at the bottom because of the principle of ________.

A. supposition
B. superposition
C. suspension
D. inclusion
E. cross-cutting relationships


Answer: B

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