Results for: Uniformitarianism
In Geology

Uniformitarianism and catastrophism?

Uniformitarianism is the theory that changes in the Earth's crust  are the result of the action of continuous and uniform processes.  Catastrophism is the theory that change… (MORE)
In Religion & Spirituality

Explain the concept of uniformitarianism?

The Law of Uniformitarianism states that all phenomena that happen now will have happened in the past and will happen in the future if the conditions are right for that phenom… (MORE)
In Science

What are some problems of Uniformitarianism?

1) Fossil graveyards are a problem because they assume that creatures are fossilized one at a time by accident. 2) The idea of using index fossils to order sedimentary strata … (MORE)
In Earth Sciences

What is uniformitarianism?

Uniformitarianism (proposed by English geologist Charles Lyell in the 1830s) is the theory that geologic processes that gradually shape Earth are slow and uniform through time… (MORE)
In Rocks and Minerals

What is the principle of uniformitarianism?

The principle of uniformitarianism is the principle that the answers to the past can be found in the present, meaning that everything is uniform in how it works. Such as a vol… (MORE)
In Geology

What is the difference between uniformitarianism and catastrophism?

Uniformitarianism is a principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes. So, it is the idea that the same geologic pr… (MORE)
In Uncategorized

What does uniformitarianism stand for?

Uniformitarianism refers to a scientific theory that the changes in the Earth's crust have results from constant and continuous and completely uniform processes.
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