In the late 1800's various principles original horizontality, inclusions, cross cutting relations, etc. arête. were established and used to______ .
A) organize the order in which events occurred on Earth
B) prove that evolution was a valid theory that could explain many geologic observations
C) determine the age of events on Earth
D) determine the age of Earth

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The principles of original horizontality, inclusions, cross-cutting relations, etc. were used to organize the order in which events occurred on Earth, specifically in the field of stratigraphy. They allowed geologists to create a relative dating system, in which they were able to determine the relative age of rocks and their respective formations. However, absolute dating techniques were needed to determine the actual numerical age of events on Earth and the age of Earth itself.

In the Late 1800's Various Principles Original Horizontality, Inclusions, Cross