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How do magnetite crystals in rocks provide evidence that the continents have moved out time?​

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Step-by-step explanation:

Scientists used magnetometers to show where the north magnetic pole had been when magnetite crystals cooled. Magnetite crystals of different ages and on different continents pointed to different spots. The simplest explanation is that the continents have moved

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