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

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•Scientists have found that the rocks that make up the seabed are hidden in their "threads". This strip contains a record of the rotation of the Earth's magnetic field. The rocks on the seabed contain iron. ... When the rock cools down, the iron fragments inside align with the direction of the Earth's magnetic poles.

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