3-1 Earth's Story and Those Who First Listened Flashcards
1
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James Hutton’s book written in 1788 with his notes in it
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Theory of the Earth
2
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A principle that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
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Uniformitarianism
3
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A principle that states that geologic change occur suddenly
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Catastrophism
4
Q
Rare, sudden events that cause rapid geologic change over large areas, sometimes globally
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Catastrophes
5
Q
A three volume book written by Charles Lyell in which he reintroduced uniformitarianism
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Principles of Geology
6
Q
The scientific study of fossils
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Palentology
7
Q
Scientists who study fossils are called
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Paleontologists
8
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The study of ancient plants
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Paleobotanists
