What can scientists learn from magnetic striping patterns? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)

From magnetic striping patterns, scientists can learn the following:

1. **The cause of magnetic pole reversals** - Magnetic striping provides evidence of the history of Earth's magnetic field reversals and can give insights into the processes behind these events.

2. **The direction plates are moving relative to each other** - Magnetic striations on the ocean floor indicate the direction of tectonic plate movement as new crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.

3. **The speed of one plate as it subducts below another plate** - By measuring the age of magnetic stripes and their distances from mid-ocean ridges, scientists can estimate the rate of plate movement.

The other options (location of the next earthquake, location of ancient faults, and year of the next magnetic reversal) cannot be determined directly from magnetic striping patterns.