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

Multiple Choice

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