Uniformitarianism

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to figure out how a small drip from your kitchen faucet led to a large puddle on your floor. Just as the tiny, consistent drip gradually creates a puddle over time, uniformitarianism suggests that the same slow and steady geological processes we observe today, like erosion and sediment deposition, have shaped the Earth's landscape over millions of years. In this analogy, the steady drip represents the constant geologic processes, while the resulting puddle symbolizes the significant geological features formed over vast timescales.