1. James Hutton developed the principle of uniformitarianism. Which
of the following statements best describes that principle?
A. It was developed based on observations of living
organisms.
B. Since Hutton was a geologist, the principle had no
influence on Darwin's work.
C. It proposed that the processes that shaped Earth in the
past no longer occur today.
D. It proposed that Earth was shaped by the same physical
processes in the past as it is in the present.

Respuesta :

James Hutton developed the principle of uniformitarianism is  It proposed that Earth was shaped by the same physical processes in the past as it is in the present.

What does the principle of uniformitarianism?

Uniformitarianism, also known as the Doctrine of Uniformity or the Uniformitarian Principle, is the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in our present-day scientific observations have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe.

Thus, option "B" is correct.

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Answer:

D is the correct answer not B or c or a.

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