Multiple Choice
________ occurs when magnetic minerals in lavas align their magnetic fields with magnetic north, preserving a record of that pole's location at that moment in time.
A) A mantle plume
B) Paleomagnetism
C) Magnetic reversal
D) Seafloor spreading
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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