The pattern of magnetic anomalies is generally symmetrical about the mid ocean ridge. Why do you think this is? How can the magnetic anomalies be used as evidence to support the claim that a mid-ocean ridge is a boundary between plates that are moving apart?
The pattern of magnetic anomalies is generally symmetrical about the mid ocean ridge. Why do you think this is? How can the magnetic anomalies be used as evidence to support the claim that a mid-ocean ridge is a boundary between plates that are moving apart?
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The pattern of magnetic anomalies is generally symmetrical about the mid ocean ridge. Why do you think this is? How can the magnetic anomalies be used as evidence to support the claim that a mid-ocean ridge is a boundary between plates that are moving apart?
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Mantle Convection is the cyclic process of rising and sinking hot and cold magma within the Mantle, respectively, that causes movements on the Earth's solid crust, causing it to expand and contract. Seafloor spreading is the geological process through which two oceanic (tectonic) plates split apart (along a ridge). From this split, mantle material comes out onto the surface, forming a new crust.
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