Alternating Positive and Negative Polarity Magnetic Anomalies in the Crust

question 39

Multiple Choice

Alternating positive and negative polarity magnetic anomalies in the crust form a stripe-like pattern parallel to _____.

• A) lines of longitude
• B) the equator
• C) continental margins
• D) aseismic ridges
• E) mid-oceanic ridges

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