4. Describe how layers of rocks are formed.​

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Layered rocks form when particles settle from water or air. Steno's Law of Original Horizontality states that most sediments, when originally formed, were laid down horizontally. ... Rock layers are also called strata (the plural form of the Latin word stratum), and stratigraphy is the science of strata.

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As particles from water or air settle, layered rocks develop. The Law of Original Horizontality of Steno notes that most sediments were laid down horizontally when originally formed. ... Rock layers (the plural form of the Latin word stratum) are also called strata, and the study of strata is stratigraphy.