The principle of Uniformitarianism states that: A)older rocks are always found on the bottom of rock strata unless overturning has occurred B)younger sedimentary rocks are always formed by precipitation from seawater C)geologic changes that occurred in the past are still occurring in similar ways today D)geologic changes occur only from sudden dramatic events such as large earthquakes

Geography · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021

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C) geologic changes that occurred in the past are still occurring in similar ways today.

The principle of Uniformitarianism suggests that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. This principle is often summarized as "the present is the key to the past," indicating that the processes observed today can be used to interpret geological features and events that occurred in the past.