The principle of uniformitarianism, developed by James Hutton, implies that ________.

A. natural laws are uniform through time and space
B. the present provides almost no clues to understanding the past
C. geologic processes always occur at the same rate
D. gravity results from the bending of space and time
E. all hot spots formed early in Earth's history


Answer: A

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