Earth History Vocab Quiz

A principle that states that geologic changes occur suddenly

• Catastrophism

• Geology

• Paleontology

A principle that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic events.

• Uniformitarianism

• Superposition

• Geology

The study of fossils

• Geology

• Cycle

• Paleontology

The scientific study of the Earth's history, structure and features.

• Cycle

• Geology

• Superposition

A principle that states that the Earth's lower layers are older than the top layers.

• Geology

• Superposition

• Catastrophism

A repeating series of changes.

• Geologist

• Cycle

• Paleontology