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The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; -- opposed to the doctrine of uniformism.
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How do you use catastrophism in a sentence?
"The end of the world describes the Earth's catastrophism."
Who developed catastrophism?
Cuvier
What are examples for catastrophism?
Earthquakes and others
Is the Grand Canyon uniformitarianism or catastrophism?
Chasmism.
Who proposed the theory of catastrophism?
George Curvier
What are examples of catastrophism?
A meteor colliding with Earth
How many syllables are in catastrophism?
there are five i believe
What is an antonym for 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.
What does the principle of catastrophism?
geologic changes occur suddenly
What was the catastrophism theory?
Catastrophism was a scientific theory that suggested geological features on Earth were primarily formed by sudden, short-lived, and violent events, such as floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, rather than gradual processes. This theory was superseded by uniformitarianism, which posits that geological processes occur slowly and continuously over time.
What are two with catastrophism?
French paleontologist George Cuvier invented it
What are problems with catastrophism?
French paleontologist George Cuvier invented it
