Uniformitarianism is the assumption that ____.
A) principles of one branch of science apply to other branches of science
B) catastrophic events don't impact Earth processes
C) younger sedimentary rocks are at the top of rock sequences
D) current rates of atmospheric warming are unsustainable
E) present-day geological processes also occurred in the past

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Uniformitarianism is the assumption that present-day geological processes also occurred in the past, meaning that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now have always operated in the same way and at the same intensity.

Uniformitarianism Is the Assumption That ____