___________, a popular natural philosophy of the 17th and early 18th centuries, was based on a firm belief in a very short geologic history for Earth.
A) Uniformitarianism
B) Catastrophism
C) Exoschism
D) Ecospherism

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Catastrophism was the belief that Earth's landscapes had been shaped primarily by great catastrophes, such as floods and earthquakes, rather than gradual processes. This philosophy often implied a shorter geological history, as it relied on sudden, violent events to explain the current state of the Earth.

___________, a Popular Natural Philosophy of the 17th and Early