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Long raised strips of land called ridges run parallel to the coast?
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What is the difference between salt marsh and barrier island?
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salty or brackish water, dominated by dense stands of halophytic (salt-tolerant) plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs while Barrier islands are a coastal landform and a type of barrier system, and are relatively narrow strips of sand that parallel the mainland coast.
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Earth's what field are recorded by rocks in strips parallel to ridges?
earth's magnetic feild
What is the sequence of rock strips at the oceanic ridges called?
Paleomagnetism :)
Linear magnetic patterns associated with mid-oceanic ridges are configured as what?
Linear, magnetic patterns associated with mid-ocean ridges are configured as normal and reversed magnetized strips roughly parallel to the ridge. A very long lived magma source located deep in the mantle is called a hot spot.
How are magnetic patterns in sea floor rock evidence of seafloor spreading?
Magnetic alignment of rocks, in alternating strips that run parallel to ridges, indicates reversals in Earth's magnetic field and provides further evidence of seafloor spreading.
Raised buttons or markers on the roadway?
'Rumble strips' used to alert motorists driving over them. (???)
Why are magnetic strips on the sea floor are parallel to the mid ocean ridge?
Yes, but it can be influenced by volcanoes and earthquakes
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A Tabby
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Those strips, formed to make a barrel are called 'staves' .
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Which land form is a long narrow island parallel to the coast?
The landform you are referring to is called a barrier island. These islands are long, narrow strips of sand that are parallel to the coast and separated from the mainland by a lagoon or marsh. They often provide protection to the mainland from the ocean and can be found in coastal areas around the world.
