2. "The present is the key to the past." This statement rephrases the ____. (1 point)
principle of cross-cutting relationships
law of gravity
principle of uniformitarianism
principle of original horizontality
3. Why would a worm stand a poor chance of being fossilized? (1 point)
Worms did not exist in the geologic past.
Worms have been rare during the geologic past.
Worms have no hard parts.
all of the above

Question

2.   "The present is the key to the past." This statement rephrases the ____.  (1 point)
principle of cross-cutting relationships
law of gravity
principle of uniformitarianism
principle of original horizontality
3.   Why would a worm stand a poor chance of being fossilized?  (1 point)
Worms did not exist in the geologic past.
Worms have been rare during the geologic past.
Worms have no hard parts.
all of the above

anonymous · Answer

law of gravity
worms have no hard parts

anonymous · Answer

Looking up each of the terms in Q2 in Wikipedia, clearly "uniformitarianism" is the best answer.