James Hutton,the "father of geology," put forth the principle of
A) superposition.
B) original continuity.
C) original horizontality.
D) uniformitarianism.

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James Hutton's principle is uniformitarianism, which states that the same geological processes that operate today have also occurred in the past and will continue to occur in the future. This principle revolutionized the study of geology and helped scientists better understand the Earth's history and formation.

James Hutton,the "Father of Geology," Put Forth the Principle of