Earth Science 4B – Section Review Questions
2025 Study Guide & Answers
What was uniformitarianism? Who first published this idea as a basic approach to geologic
science?
- CORRECT ANSWER -- the belief that the earth forming process are natural, have always
been the same, and have always happened at the same gradual rate
- publisher: James Hutton.
Why did uniformitarianism require that the earth be old?
- CORRECT ANSWER -earth to be old because the processes of the earth are slow and
have always been slow
What is the name for the viewpoint that the earth is billions of years old?
- CORRECT ANSWER -deep-time view
Give some examples of direct scientific observation in geology.
- CORRECT ANSWER -- observation of tectonic plates
- watching a hurricane
- anything that is the present
2025 Study Guide & Answers
What was uniformitarianism? Who first published this idea as a basic approach to geologic
science?
- CORRECT ANSWER -- the belief that the earth forming process are natural, have always
been the same, and have always happened at the same gradual rate
- publisher: James Hutton.
Why did uniformitarianism require that the earth be old?
- CORRECT ANSWER -earth to be old because the processes of the earth are slow and
have always been slow
What is the name for the viewpoint that the earth is billions of years old?
- CORRECT ANSWER -deep-time view
Give some examples of direct scientific observation in geology.
- CORRECT ANSWER -- observation of tectonic plates
- watching a hurricane
- anything that is the present
