Uniformitarianism assumes that
A)Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events.
B)catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred.
C)the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time.
D)mountains,plains,and canyons formed by catastrophic events.
E)the past is the key to the present.

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Uniformitarianism assumes that the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time. It suggests that the forces that shaped the Earth in the past are still at work today, and that by studying present-day processes, we can gain insights into the Earth's past.

Uniformitarianism Assumes That