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What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called?
longitudinal dunes
Marine magnetic anomaly belts run parallel to?
Mid-Ocean Ridges
What is a oceanic ridges?
a ridge in the ocean
Ocean ridges are formed by what boundaries?
Divergent boundaries form ocean ridges.
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.
The seafloor magnetic pattern is best described as?
parallel to and symmetric about ocean ridges
Earth's what field are recorded by rocks in strips parallel to ridges?
earth's magnetic feild
Name for parallel mountain ranges like Rockies and Andes?
Such mountains are called ridges
Long raised strips of land called ridges run parallel to the coast?
true
What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called?
longitudinal dunes
Marine magnetic anomaly belts run parallel to?
Mid-Ocean Ridges
What are hackle marks?
Definition: Fine ridges on a fracture surface, parallel to the direction of propagation of the fracture. source: About.com
Dose morain result to erosion or deposition?
Lateral moraines are parallel ridges of debris deposited along the sides of a glacier
What are the barrier of beaches?
sand ridges that rise slightly above the surface of the sea and run roughly parallel to the shore, from which it is separated by a lagoon.
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.
Which setting style typically features small diamonds set side by side between parallel ridges of metal?
You may be thinking of pavé setting.
A natural levee is?
It is a ridges of sediment that accumulate along the margins of river channels on floodplains.
