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Explain how scientists learned about the magnetic poles of the Earth.

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Answer:

ocean basalts

Step-by-step explanation:

As the sea floor slowly spreads, the igneous rock(ocean basalts) of which it is comprised cools and congeals, recording the earth's current magnetic pole alignment.

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