Did the Earth's surface look the same in the Jurassic Period as it does today, and why?

a. Yes, because of the principle of uniformitarianism
b. No, because the Earth is a dynamic system
c. No, because the global climate change
d. Yes, because physical processes that operate in the modern world also operated in the past at roughly the same rates


Answer: b. No, because the Earth is a dynamic system

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