What three things can scientists learn from magnetic striping patterns? (1 point) Responses That the theory of continental drift was false, the alignment of continents as they originally were located, and how magnetic fields never change on Earth. That the theory of continental drift was false, the alignment of continents as they originally were located, and how magnetic fields never change on Earth. The direction plates are moving relative to the north and south poles, the speed of a plate as it converges with another plate, and the location of ancient fossils separated by tectonics. The direction plates are moving relative to the north and south poles, the speed of a plate as it converges with another plate, and the location of ancient fossils separated by tectonics. The direction plates are moving relative to each other, the speed of a plate as it subducts below another plate, and the location of ancient faults caused by seismic activity. The direction plates are moving relative to each other, the speed of a plate as it subducts below another plate, and the location of ancient faults caused by seismic activity. That the theory of continental drift was true, the alignment of Laurasia and Gondwanaland, and how magnetic fields often change on Earth.

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The correct answer is: That the theory of continental drift was true, the alignment of Laurasia and Gondwanaland, and how magnetic fields often change on Earth.

Scientists learn from magnetic striping patterns about the history of Earth's magnetic field reversals, the movement of tectonic plates, and hence support the theory of continental drift. The patterns provide evidence for the alignment of continents over geological time and demonstrate that Earth's magnetic fields have changed throughout history.