Question

Identify the factors that cause magnetic stripes to form along the ocean floor. Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

Responses

Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.

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

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.

Answer 1

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The two correct answers are:

1. Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
2. Magma acquires the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock.

Answer 2

What can scientists learn from magnetic striping patterns? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)

Responses

the direction plates are moving relative to each other
the direction plates are moving relative to each other

the cause of magnetic pole reversals
the cause of magnetic pole reversals

the exact location of the next earthquake along the California coast
the exact location of the next earthquake along the California coast

the year the next magnetic reversal will take place
the year the next magnetic reversal will take place

the speed of one plate as it subducts below another plate
the speed of one plate as it subducts below another plate

the location of ancient faults caused by seismic activity.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The three correct answers are:

1. The direction plates are moving relative to each other.
2. The cause of magnetic pole reversals.
3. The speed of one plate as it subducts below another plate.