Question

The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today also operated in the geologic past. This statement relates to the principle of _____.


correlation


superposition


cross-cutting relationships


uniformitarianism

Answer 1

This statement relates to the principle of **uniformitarianism**. This principle suggests that the processes that operate today (physical, chemical, and biological) have been operating in the same way throughout geological time, allowing us to understand the past by studying the present.