Jacque is hiking in the mountains and sees a very large and colorful rock layer. It looks different than the surrounding rock layers. What is the best way for Jacque to investigate what the environment was like when this rock layer was deposited?

Check for the fossils

Explanation:

Fossils are defined as preserved remains from organic substances. They are impressions left behind from plants or animals stored in rocks. One of the ways to trace contents of a soil is by gathering the fossils, doing this helps in tracing what the content of a soil would look like