Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right.       This describes conventional Plate Tectonic Theory.        This describes Catastrophic Plate Tectonics.      A time when water was stored in the fountains of the deep.             This is when the major mountain ranges we see today formed. A. Happened quickly over tens or hundreds of years. B. Happened slowly over millions of years C. Took place before the Flood of Noah D. Took place after the Flood of Noah

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