Uniformitarianism Research Paper

How do you think the principle of uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts, huge volcanic eruptions, or great earthquakes? Because uniformitarianism shows us that if our earths plates are moving today, they were moving in the past. This moving of the plates causing things such as earthquakes.
In what ways do geologic processes affect your daily life? Geology is the study of earth, which is where we live. Understanding geology and how it works, helps us understand how it affects us. We use up earths resources such as oil, coal, and minerals. Geology helps us understand volcanoes and earthquakes. We are able to track volcanoes and tectonic plates and be able to better predict disasters helping us …show more content…
Water; beach sand; diamond; wood; vitamin pill; gold nugget; fishbone; emerald. Water is an element, not a mineral. Beach sand is a mineral, because it is ultimately pulverized rocks, which are also minerals. Diamonds are minerals, they are compacted carbon. Wood is not a mineral, it is from a tree which is not a mineral. Vitamin pills are packed full of minerals that are good for our bodies (for the most part). Gold nuggets are minerals, just as diamonds are. They are rare and made by the earth. Fishbones are not minerals, maybe over time after earth has done it 's job it can be part of a mineral, but not just as a bone. Emeralds are also …show more content…
Why is Earth 's atmosphere rich in oxygen and poor in carbon dioxide, whereas the reverse is true on Venus? What would happen to Earth 's oceans if Earth were a little bit closer to the Sun? The biggest reason that venus and earth are so different is because of their distance from the sun. They formed in different places and therefore formed differently. Their atmospheres are different because of their placement. If earth were closer to the sun, the oceans would dry up just like mars is so