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Which was not included in the support for harry hess's hypothesis sea floor spreading?

Granitic strips in the ocean floor ... Novanet


Used as evidence for sea-floor spreading?

Magnetic striping on the ocean floor is used as evidence for seafloor spreading. As new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, Earth's magnetic field is recorded in the rocks in alternating patterns of normal and reversed polarity. This provides support for the idea that new crust is continuously being created at mid-ocean ridges and spreading away in opposite directions.


What do magnetic reversals help support?

Magnetic reversals in Earth's history help support the theory of plate tectonics by providing evidence of seafloor spreading and the movement of lithospheric plates. They also assist in dating rocks and determining the age of oceanic crust.


How do ocean ridges and deep-sea trenches support the theory of sea floor spreading?

Ocean ridges and deep-sea trenches support the theory of sea floor spreading through the process of plate tectonics. At ocean ridges, new oceanic crust is formed as magma rises and solidifies, pushing the existing crust apart. Deep-sea trenches are areas where old oceanic crust is being subducted back into the mantle, completing the cycle of sea floor spreading. This continuous movement of crust at ridges and trenches provides evidence for the theory of sea floor spreading and the movement of tectonic plates.


Who Used sonar to prove sea floor spreading?

The researchers who used sonar to provide the first detailed evidence of sea floor spreading were Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp in the early 1950s. Tharp's mapping of the Atlantic Ocean floor using sonar revealed the presence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and provided crucial support for the theory of plate tectonics.

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Which was not included in the support for harry hess's hypothesis sea floor spreading?

Granitic strips in the ocean floor ... Novanet


Is the analysis of seafoor sediments evidence of sea-floor spreading?

Not really but sea floor sediments thickness increase with increased distance from spreading centers which is good evidence. Other evidence such as magnetic reversals, temperature, dating methods provide the best evidence of seafloor spreading


What have scientist learned about sea floor spreading?

Nothing


How do scientist know that the continents are moving?

the ocean sea floor is spreading


What do scientist think caused Continental drift?

Sea-floor spreading


What are three types of evidence provided support for sea-floor spreading?

Seismic Waves, Rock formations, and the shapes of the continents over time


What is sea floor spreading and what evidence do we have to prove it is happening?

Magnetic minerals on the ocean floor.


What is used as evidence for sea floor spreading?

Magnetic reversals


How do the ages of the rocks on the ocean floor support the theory of seafloor spreading?

The ages of the rocks become older the farther the way they are from the ridges. The closer they are the younger it is. This leaves evidence to the seafloor spreading theory.


How do the ages of rock on the ocean floor support the theory of seafloor spreading?

The ages of the rocks become older the farther the way they are from the ridges. The closer they are the younger it is. This leaves evidence to the seafloor spreading theory.


What three types of evidence provided support of the theory of sea-floor spreading?

three are : eruptions of molten material magnetic stripes in the rock of the ocean floor and the ages of the rocks themselves :)


What three types of evidence provided support of the theory of sea floor spreading?

three are : eruptions of molten material magnetic stripes in the rock of the ocean floor and the ages of the rocks themselves :)