Uniformitarianism Is the Assumption That ____

question 35

Multiple Choice

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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Definitions:

Ungrouped Data

Data that has not been organized into groups or categories and is presented in raw form.

Introverted

A personality trait characterized by a preference for solitary activities and environments, where energy is derived from internal rather than external sources.

Extroverted

A personality trait characterized by sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness, and high levels of emotional expressiveness.

Tchebysheff's Theorem

A statistical theorem stating that for any distribution, a minimum proportion of observations lies within any given number of standard deviations from the mean.