Identify the true statement. Choose one: A. Charles Lyell correctly explained how fossils form, and he formulated some of the basic principles of relative dating. B. Archbishop James Ussher introduced the principle of uniformitarianism. C. Henri Becquerel discovered principles of radioactivity, which led to the determination of the Earth's age. D. James Hutton, the father of geology, added up generations of patriarchs in the Bible and concluded that the birth date of the Earth was October 23, 4004 B. C. E.

The correct option is option A.

Explanation:

Charles Lyell was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining Earth's history. He is best known as the author of Principles of Geology, which presented to a wide public audience the idea that Earth was shaped by the same natural processes still in operation today, operating at similar intensities.

The other option are not correct as the relative works are not as indicated.

(A). Charles Lyell correctly explained how fossils form and formulated some of the basic principles of relative dating

Explanation:

Charles Lyell was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining Earth's history.

Relative dating is the science of determining the relative order of past events, without actually deciding its absolute age.

Charles Lyell's principle of inclusions and components, explains that, with sedimentary rocks, if inclusions are found in a formation, then the inclusions must be older than the formation that contains them.