How Do Magnetic Stripes on the Ocean Floor Serve as Evidence

question 23

Multiple Choice

How do magnetic stripes on the ocean floor serve as evidence for seafloor spreading?

• A)Their symmetry on either side of the mid-ocean ridge shows that new crust is created, then split.
• B)Their patterns show that the Earth's magnetic field reverses every few hundred years, on average.
• C)They show that island arc volcanism creates new oceanic crust at the mid-ocean ridges.
• D)Their symmetry on either side of mid-ocean ridges shows that transform boundaries are sliding boundaries.

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