According to the principle of uniformitarianism,
A)geologic processes we observe today have operated in the past.
B)animals evolved at a uniform rate.
C)all of the planets formed from a uniform solar nebula.
D)early Earth was covered by a uniform magma ocean.

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The principle of uniformitarianism, a key concept in geology, posits that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now have always operated in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. This principle suggests that by studying current geologic processes, we can understand the geologic history of Earth.

According to the Principle of Uniformitarianism