Reading Comprehension (RC) | Re: Until the 1950s, most scientists believed that the geology of the ocea

[textarea] 4. If the time intervals between the earth’s magnetic field reversals fluctuate greatly, then, based on the passage, which one of the following is most likely to betrue?

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Explanation

In the final paragraph, the passage correlates the earth’s magnetic reversals with the ocean floor’s magnetic striping pattern. So, if the earth’s magnetic field reversals did not happen on a regular basis, this suggests that the striping pattern of the ocean floor would not be regular,either.

A.No. The basalt near the peaks of the ridge is the youngest and would have the same polarity as the earth’s magnetic field, and it is basalt with reversed polarity that causes distorted compassreadings.

B.No. The passage never explains why the ridge winds around the earth like the seams on a baseball, just that it does. It cannot be inferred that the time intervals between
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