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3 April, 15:47

How do the parallel magnetic "stripes" near mid-ocean ridges form?

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  1. 3 April, 15:50
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    When lava erupts from mid-ocean ridges, it cools rapidly into rock. As it does, it becomes magnetised permanently in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field.
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