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Another observation was made within the spreading seafloor. Think back
once again to the Mid-Atlantic ridge. As new material comes out of the
ridge it is pushed both to the east and to the west.
As the molten rock cools, the compounds in the rock solidify as crystals with
magnetic fields. These magnetic fields align with the North-South poles on
earth.
For some reason the Earth’s magnetic field reverses (the north pole
becomes a south pole). This happens sometimes within 50 000 years and
sometimes it takes millions of years. These were first observed in the
1920’s from cooled lava around Japanese volcanoes.
The combination of
all the above
evidences have
convinced
scientists that the
earth’s surfaces is
moving.