SLKnd Flashcards
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uniformitarianism
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the theory that changes in the earth’s crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
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catastrophism
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the theory that changes in the earth’s crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events.
3
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paleontology
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the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
4
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relative dating
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the science of determining the relative order of past events
