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A: This matters because If they occur in a Pattern this means the shift over a large period of time. Thus claim #2
B: This matters as stated in A we now know it occurs in a regular pattern meaning the shift occurs over a large period of time.
C: This is important because we know that earthquakes happen regularly which can sometimes volcanic eruption when plates shift as magma is exposed thus claim 2
D: This is important because this shows us that if the plates only move 3 cm a year and the same fossil species is 4,000 miles away we can infer that these plates have been spreading apart for a very long amount of time thus claim 2
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