Linear, magnetic patterns associated with mid-ocean ridges are configured as ________.

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Mid-ocean ridge magnetic patterns are configured as normal and reversed magnetized strips roughly perpendicular to the ridge axis. As new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges, lava solidifies and records the Earth's magnetic field polarity at the time of solidification. Magnetic stripes symmetrical about the spreading centre therefore represent a record of the Earth's magnetic field reversals over time, resulting in the normal and reversed magnetized strips.

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