Which of the following provides evidence to support the theory of seafloor spreading?

A. Fossils of same plants and animals found in different seas

B. Continents look like puzzle pieces that can be fit into one another

C. Tectonic plates move apart at a divergent boundary located at the mid-ocean ridge

D. Molten magma hardens into rock and no longer aligns with the North and South poles of Earth

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Zackery Rojas

Biology

8 December, 21:34

Which of the following provides evidence to support the theory of seafloor spreading?

A. Fossils of same plants and animals found in different seas

B. Continents look like puzzle pieces that can be fit into one another

C. Tectonic plates move apart at a divergent boundary located at the mid-ocean ridge

D. Molten magma hardens into rock and no longer aligns with the North and South poles of Earth

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Rihanna Padilla · Answer 1

It's C, The reason is because as the seafloor spreads, new rock is symmetrically distributed to both sides of the ridge, so the rock on each side has the same pattern of magnetic orientation.