Multiple Choice
Why did James Hutton deduce that there must have been a long time before human history began?
A) He found no physical remains of humans in his geologic investigations.
B) No human had seen the full process of sediment deposition to mountain formation.
C) He found no signs of humans in the ancient rock record.
D) No human had observed continents in different locations.
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