5 Questions
Who was the first person to estimate the Earth's age?
James Ussher
What is the study of landforms and the processes that create or modify them known as?
Geomorphology
Who argued that the land surface has been shaped by slow erosive action of water?
Hutton
What is catastrophism primarily based on?
Great catastrophes
"Uniformitarianism" suggests that certain landforms or landscape features have what characteristic?
"A consistent and similar appearance in a large area"
Test your knowledge of geomorphology, the study of landforms and the processes shaping them on Earth and other planets. This quiz covers the development of geomorphology and the characteristics of landforms and landscapes.
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