Which of the following is the Principle of uniformitarianism?
a) all rocks were originally deposited horizontally
b) all the rocks were depoisted with the youngest on the bottom
c) the present is the key to the past
d) all the rocks were deposited with the oldest on the bottom
Ans: c) the present is the key to the past
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