Multiple Choice
What would you study in order to determine the timescale on which the Earth's magnetic field reverses direction?
A) a spreading center on the sea floor
B) a volcano in the middle of a continental plate
C) a fault at the border between two plates
D) a subduction zone on the sea floor
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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