Which of the following is not a true statement?
A) James Hutton developed a principle known as Uniformitarianism which means that the "past is the key to the present"
B) The Principle of Uniformitarianism states that geologic processes occurring in modern time also operating in a similar way in geologic past
C) An example of the Principle of Uniformitarianism would be that rocks containing coral fossils formed in an environment in which corals would thrive today
D) The Principle of Gradualism states that geologic change occurs over a long stretch of time
E) Geologists can explain events such as pyroclastic and lahar deposits observed in real volcanic events such as the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption and apply that knowledge to similar deposits found in the rock record

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The Answer of Which of the following is not a true statement?
A) James Hutton developed a principle known as Uniformitarianism which means that the "past is the key to the present"
B) The Principle of Uniformitarianism states that geologic processes occurring in modern time also operating in a similar way in geologic past
C) An example of the Principle of Uniformitarianism would be that rocks containing coral fossils formed in an environment in which corals would thrive today
D) The Principle of Gradualism states that geologic change occurs over a long stretch of time
E) Geologists can explain events such as pyroclastic and lahar deposits observed in real volcanic events such as the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption and apply that knowledge to similar deposits found in the rock record

Which of the Following Is Not a True Statement