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How did the discovery of magnetic reversals helped to develop the theory of plate
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Geomagnetic reversals helped to prove the theory of plate tectonics by proving the notion of seafloor spreading. Seafloor spreading occurs on the ocean floor at areas called mid-ocean ridges where magma rises from a fault in the floor and forms new crust as the two plates move apart.
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magnetic reversals helped to prove the theory of plate tectonics by proving the notion of seafloor spreading

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