Which Best Describes the Assumptions of Uniformitarianism

question 164

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the assumptions of Uniformitarianism?

• A)Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events.
• B)Catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred.
• C)The same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time.
• D)Mountains,plains,and canyons formed by catastrophic events.

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Definitions:

Income Effect

The change in an individual's or economy's income and how that change will impact the quantity demanded of a good or service.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods, leading a consumer to substitute one good for another.

Labor Supplied

Represents the total hours that workers are willing and able to work at a given wage rate.

Leisure

free time when individuals are not working, available for relaxation or activities of personal choice.