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Question
Identify the factors that cause magnetic stripes to form along the ocean floor. Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
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.
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift.
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift.
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.
1 answer
The two correct answers that identify the factors causing magnetic stripes to form along the ocean floor are:
These factors contribute to the formation of magnetic stripes, as they relate to the process of seafloor spreading and how the earth's magnetic field is recorded in newly formed rock.
