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Writing Prompt

In 1785, James Hutton, a Scottish farmer who would come to be known as the father of geology, presented work from nearby Siccar Point that suggested that the earth has a long history of slow acting geologic processes. This idea of uniformitarianism, often summed up as, "the present is the key to the past," was controversial at the time, and implied that we did not need to site catastrophic or supernatural events to explain the geologic history of the earth. In your own words, explain the concept of uniformitarianism. Use at least one example of something on earth that is the result of slow acting geologic processes. Explain why Hutton's proposal of slow geologic processes was controversial (i.e., what did it imply about the earth/age of earth)? Describe one other way that uniformitarianism was important for other disciplines besides geology.

For what it is worth, here's a photo of Siccar Point where Hutton came up with ideas. The yellow line is added to show the transition of layers of rocks:

Instructions and guidelines:

You can do research outside of class, write/prepare notes and/or a draft to bring to class 7thSept. Writing will happen in class 7th Sept- you cannot turn the writing in before or after 7th Septin class and you cannot email it to me.

During in class writing you will get a piece of paper on which to complete your writing. Writing must fit on the front of the page - anything on the back will not be read.

Write in complete sentences. Answer all parts of the question (this one has four questions you need to answer - read the prompt carefully).

Use standard essay format (topic sentence, supporting information, conclusion).

It should be about 140-200 words - roughly one page (front only) hand written.

Attachment:- Hutton-Uniformitarianism.rar