The principle that the same physical processes currently active in the environment were operating throughout Earthʹs history is known as
A)statism.
B)parallelism.
C)uniformitarianism.
D)catastrophism.

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Uniformitarianism states that the same physical processes that are currently active in the environment have been operating throughout Earth's history. This principle was introduced by James Hutton and later popularized by Charles Lyell in the 19th century.

The Principle That the Same Physical Processes Currently Active in the Environment