The Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships Which States That a Geologic

The principle of cross-cutting relationships which states that a geologic feature that cuts across another feature must be younger than the feature it cuts is important because ________.

A) it provided a tool for sorting out the relative timing of various geologic events
B) it provided a way to recognize if rocks had been deformed
C) it showed that igneous rocks were younger than sedimentary rocks
D) it allowed geologists to correlate rock units over large distances