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What makes up the seafloor?
Dead critters and plants, soil and minerals that cannot stay in solution.
How does magnetic reversals provide evidence for seafloor spreading?
Because of the stripes at the sea floor which are magnetic minerals
Where the Strips of alternating polarities found in rocks in the ocean basis?
Strips of alternating polarities found in rocks in the ocean basins are the result of seafloor spreading. When new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges, iron minerals in the magma align with Earth's magnetic field. Over time, as the crust moves away from the ridge, these magnetic minerals preserve the direction of the Earth's magnetic field at that time, creating alternating stripes of normal and reversed polarity on the seafloor.
Minerals found on gumamela?
what is the minerals found in the gumamaela?
The youngest seafloor rocks are found?
Next to the sea potatoes
What properties of iron bearing minerals on the seafloor support the theory of seafloor spreading?
iron bearing minerals can record Earth's magnetic field direction. when Earth's magnetic field reverses, newly formed iron bearing minerals will record the magnetic reversal. magnetic reversals show new rock being formed at mid-ocean ridges. This helped explain how the crust could move
Are minerals found in butter?
Yes, minerals are found in butter.
What causes paleomagnetic patterns on the seafloor?
Paleomagnetic patterns on the seafloor are caused by the movement of tectonic plates. As the seafloor spreads at mid-ocean ridges, molten rock solidifies to form new crust containing minerals aligned with the Earth's magnetic field. Over time, Earth's magnetic field reverses, leaving a record of these changes in the seafloor's magnetic stripes.
Which seafloor feature is not found on active continental margins?
continental rise
What seafloor feature is not found on active continental margins?
continental rise
What are the minerals found in maldives?
Till now no minerals are found in Maldives.
How do magnetic bands provide evidence that tectonic plates are moving apart at mid-oceanic ridges?
Through seafloor-spreading as iron rich minerals cool they become magnetized in the direction parallel to the existing magnetic field. As the magnetic fields change direction so will the magnetized minerals, allowing scientists to record each change in the seafloor as it spreads.
