Geomorphology Overview Quiz

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Who was the first person to estimate the Earth's age?

  • Hutton
  • An archbishop in Ireland
  • James Ussher (correct)
  • Aristotle

What is the study of landforms and the processes that create or modify them known as?

  • Seismology
  • Volcanology
  • Geomorphology (correct)
  • Climatology

Who argued that the land surface has been shaped by slow erosive action of water?

  • An archbishop in Ireland
  • Aristotle
  • Hutton (correct)
  • James Ussher

What is catastrophism primarily based on?

<p>Great catastrophes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Uniformitarianism" suggests that certain landforms or landscape features have what characteristic?

<p>&quot;A consistent and similar appearance in a large area&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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