Identify the factors that cause magnetic stripes to form along the ocean floor. Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift.
Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift.
Rock forming at the oceanic ridge pushes older rock outward in both directions.
Rock forming at the oceanic ridge pushes older rock outward in both directions.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Plates move as new rock forms, which causes magnetic direction to skew away from normal.
Magma acquires the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock
Magma acquires the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock
The correct answers are:
1. Magnetic direction of rock changes as Earth’s magnetic poles drift.
2. Magma acquires the magnetic direction present on Earth when it hardens into rock.