Every few hundred thousand years the magnetic poles of Earth reverse. Rocks that contain iron provide a record of both normal and reversed magnetic poles. The pattern of normal and reversed magnetic poles as recorded in the rock on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge provide evidence supporting Plate Tectonic Theory because -

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Matteo Steele

7 March, 01:39

Every few hundred thousand years the magnetic poles of Earth reverse. Rocks that contain iron provide a record of both normal and reversed magnetic poles. The pattern of normal and reversed magnetic poles as recorded in the rock on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge provide evidence supporting Plate Tectonic Theory because -

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the symmetric pattern shows where plates are moving away from each other.

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the symmetric pattern shows where plates are moving away from each other.