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What do strips of low-intensity magnetism represent on the ocean floor?

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areas where the rocks have a reversed polarity

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User Erik Forbes
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sea floor spreading combined with periodic reversals of earth's magnetic field give rise to strips of alternating magnetic direction in sea floor rocks.
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