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The idea that rocks form over long periods through the slow geologic processes is called _____.

The principle that the geologic processes that we see today have occurred throughout Earth's history is called _____.

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The idea that rocks form over long periods through the slow geologic processes is called "gradualism," and the principle that the geologic processes that we see today have occurred throughout Earth's history is called "uniformitarianism."
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