Uniformitarianism is the assumption that ____.
A)principles of one branch of science apply to other branches of science
B)catastrophic events do not impact Earth processes
C)younger sedimentary rocks are always found at the top of a horizontal rock sequence
D)present day warming of the atmosphere is unsustainable
E)present day geologic processes also occurred in the past

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Uniformitarianism is the idea that present-day geologic processes also occurred in the past, and that the processes we observe today can be used to explain the geologic features we see in the rock record.

Uniformitarianism Is the Assumption That ____