You are hiking in the mountains and come across a cliff in which a vein of igneous rock is cutting across the layers of sedimentary rock in the area. The igneous rock is ____ than the sedimentary rock.
A) younger
B) older
C) thicker
D) thinner
E) dipping more steeply

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The igneous rock is younger than the sedimentary rock because it had to intrude through the existing layers of sedimentary rock, solidifying after those layers were deposited.

You Are Hiking in the Mountains and Come Across a Cliff