Linear, magnetic patterns associated with mid- ocean ridges are configured as _________.
A) normal and reversed magnetized stripes roughly parallel to the ridge
B) normal and reversed magnetized stripes roughly perpendicular to the ridge axis
C) concentric circles about a rising plume of hot, mantle magma
D) reversed magnetizations along the present day rift valleys and normal magnetizations along the adjacent ridge

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The linear, magnetic patterns associated with mid-ocean ridges are configured as normal and reversed magnetized stripes that are roughly parallel to the ridge. This pattern is a result of seafloor spreading and periodic reversals of the Earth's magnetic field.

Linear, Magnetic Patterns Associated with Mid- Ocean Ridges Are Configured