uniformitarianism
Uniformitarianism happens gradually over time.
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Uniformitarianism
the antonym for uniformitarianism is CATASTROPHISM. Uniformitarianism means to take a long period of time for the Earth to form. Catastrophism means the Earth quickly formed.
Uniformitarianism: a principle stating that earths processes occurring today are similar to those that occur in the past
Darwin found much evidence supporting the ideas of uniformitarianism. For example, he found fossil shells of marine organisms high up in the Andes mountains.
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 phenomena occurring for example if water boils at 212 F (100C) under certain atmospheric pressure, the it will always boil at that temperature under the same conditions, and always has boiled at that temperature under the same conditions
Uniformitarianism was a common belief among earth scientists until the later part of the twentieth century.