Question

Prior to the work of Lyell and Darwin, the prevailing belief was that Earth is ________. A) a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging B) a few thousand years old, and populations gradually change C) millions of years old, and populations rapidly change D) millions of years old, and populations are unchanging

Answer 1

Answer:

A) a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging

Explanation:

• The works of the Lyell ad the Darwin in explaining the origin of the earth and have a wide range of ideas that the natural process that shaped earth is still operating and gave the concept of the deep time in explains the earth and its environment.

• Darwin's works on the origin of the species and the natural selection and later published the geology of time of the man and his existence on earth. Believing that earth is a few thousand years old and population was unchanging.