Which statement regarding the relative ages of rocks and events is accurate? * A. Intrusive rock is older than the surrounding rock layers. B. A fold is older than the oldest rock layer it contains. C. Faults are younger than the youngest layer they cut through. D. Rock layers that have been overturned are oldest from the base to the surface.
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