The Idea That All of the Tremendous Geologic Changes in Earth's

question 38

Multiple Choice

The idea that all of the tremendous geologic changes in Earth's history were concentrated in a few brief millennia is termed ________.

• A) uniformitarianism
• B) Ussherism
• C) gradualism
• D) catastrophism

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Definitions:

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