According to uniformitarianism, which statement is true?
A. Weathering, erosion, and uplift occur at the same rates.
B. Weathering, erosion, and uplift occur slower now than in the past.
C. Weathering, erosion, and uplift occur at the same rates now as they did in the past.
D. Weathering, erosion, and uplift occur faster now than in the past.
Answer (3)
c because uniformitarianism follows the belief that changes have always happened at a constant rate
The correct answer is - C. Weathering, erosion, and uplift occur at the same rates now as they did in the past.
The concept of the uniformitarianism is that everything has been occurring at the same rate throughout the whole geological time scale, and that is how it continues in the present. So pretty much, everything changes at the same rate all of the time.
In this case, according to the uniformitarianism, the process of weathering, erosion, and uplift are occurring at the same rates in the present, as they have been occurring in throughout the whole past.
This concept is not widely accepted, and there's lot of proofs against it.
The correct answer is C: Weathering, erosion, and uplift occur at the same rates now as they did in the past. This principle, known as uniformitarianism, suggests that the processes shaping Earth today have operated in the same manner throughout history. Hence, we can use current geological processes to interpret past events.
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