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Identify the factors that cause magnetic stripes to form along the ocean floor. Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
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Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift.
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift.

Rock forming at the oceanic ridge pushes older rock outward in both directions.
Rock forming at the oceanic ridge pushes older rock outward in both directions.

Magma acquires the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock
Magma acquires the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock

Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.

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- Rock forming at the oceanic ridge pushes older rock outward in both directions.
- Magma acquires the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock.

Explanation: New basalt at mid‑ocean ridges records the Earth's magnetic polarity when it cools; seafloor spreading carries those magnetized rocks away from the ridge, producing the striped pattern (alternating bands reflect later magnetic reversals).