Question

1. hutton developed the principle of ____. according to this principle, the same ____ processes that occur today occurred in the past.

a. this principle says that most changes on earths surface occur in slow, continuous ______.
b. in addition to the changes explained by uniformitarianism, sometimes ______ events quickly change earths surface.
b. formation of fossils

1. an organism is more likely to become a fossil if it contains ______ parts such as teeth or bones.
2. fossils are more likely to form if an organism is ______ quickly after it dies.
3. tiny fossils are called ______

Explanation:

These questions relate to geological principles and fossil formation. For question 5, James Hutton developed uniformitarianism, which states present processes happened in the past, and slow continuous change shapes Earth, with rare rapid events also contributing. For fossil formation, hard body parts fossilize better, quick burial aids preservation, and microfossils are tiny fossils.

Answer:

5.
a. uniformitarianism; geologic
b. catastrophic
B. Formation of Fossils

1. hard
2. buried
3. microfossils