A geologist finds some tilted sedimentary rock layers. Which conclusion can the geologist draw by looking at the rock layers?

The principle of original horizontality says that sedimentary layers are generally deposited in horizontal or nearly horizontal layers. If the layers are tilted now, they were tilted after they formed. Their present tilt does not reveal an exact absolute age, so the correct choice is that they were originally deposited horizontally.

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