Seafloor Spreading Flashcards

1

How would you describe the topography of the abyssal plain?

2

Which of these is not evidence for Seafloor spreading?

3

State in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south

4

This is when the Earth's magnetic field changes direction

5

What type of rock is formed at the mid-ocean ridge?

6

The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans

7

What is the polarity of the rocks forming now at the mid-ocean ridge?

8

How would you describe the topography of the mid-ocean ridge

9

When new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away

10

What device do scientists use to record the magnetic signature of rocks?

Seafloor Spreading