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Explain how magnetic stripes on the ocean floor are evidence for sea-floor spreading
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Explain how magnetic stripes on the ocean floor are evidence for sea-floor spreading

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When the Earth's magnetic field reverses, a new stripe, with the new polarity, begins. Such magnetic patterns led to recognition of the occurrence of sea-floor spreading, and they remain some of the strongest evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.

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