Lyell's theory of uniformity proposed that ____.
A) Earth was shaped by gradual, repetitive change
B) catastrophic geological events caused extinctions
C) geologic events that occurred to shape Earth no longer occur
D) all populations produce more offspring than their environment can support
E) natural selection drives evolutionary change

Question

Lyell's theory of uniformity proposed that ____.​
A) ​Earth was shaped by gradual, repetitive change
B) ​catastrophic geological events caused extinctions
C) ​geologic events that occurred to shape Earth no longer occur
D) ​all populations produce more offspring than their environment can support
E) ​natural selection drives evolutionary change

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Lyell's theory of uniformitarianism, often summarized by the phrase "the present is the key to the past," posits that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. This means Earth's features were shaped over long periods by ongoing processes such as erosion, not by catastrophic events.

Lyell's Theory of Uniformity Proposed That ____.​

Lyell's Theory of Uniformity Proposed That ____.