Question

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

Explanation:

James Hutton developed the foundational geological principle that states present-day natural processes are the same as those that operated in the geologic past.

Answer:

Hutton developed the principle of uniformitarianism. According to this principle, the same geological/geomorphic processes that occur today occurred in the past.