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What technology revealed the existence of an underwater mountain range?
What technology revealed the existence of an underwater mountain range?
What did the discovery of the Mid-Ocean Ridge allow scientists to understand?
What did the discovery of the Mid-Ocean Ridge allow scientists to understand?
What was the initial opinion of many scientists about the ocean floor before the discovery of the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
What was the initial opinion of many scientists about the ocean floor before the discovery of the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
What did the peculiar magnetic readings from the ocean floor lead scientists to detect?
What did the peculiar magnetic readings from the ocean floor lead scientists to detect?
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What new technology, introduced during World War I, helped in exploring the tremendous depths of the oceans?
What new technology, introduced during World War I, helped in exploring the tremendous depths of the oceans?
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What did the ocean exploration in the middle of the 20th century lead scientists to detect?
What did the ocean exploration in the middle of the 20th century lead scientists to detect?
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What did the discovery of an underwater mountain range hold clues to unlocking?
What did the discovery of an underwater mountain range hold clues to unlocking?
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What is the main component of the ocean floor according to the text?
What is the main component of the ocean floor according to the text?
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Why was the discovery of stripes of rock with different polarities on the ocean floor surprising?
Why was the discovery of stripes of rock with different polarities on the ocean floor surprising?
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What did scientists notice about the stripes of ocean floor closest to the mid-ocean ridge?
What did scientists notice about the stripes of ocean floor closest to the mid-ocean ridge?
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What led scientists to hypothesize about the cause of polar reversal phenomenon?
What led scientists to hypothesize about the cause of polar reversal phenomenon?
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What process explains the creation of new oceanic crust due to the upwelling of magma?
What process explains the creation of new oceanic crust due to the upwelling of magma?
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Why do older stripes of rocks on the ocean floor show polarities that alternate between normal and reversed?
Why do older stripes of rocks on the ocean floor show polarities that alternate between normal and reversed?
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What is the significance of new magma solidifying into rock on the ocean floor?
What is the significance of new magma solidifying into rock on the ocean floor?
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What was a key factor that led scientists to understand polar reversal phenomenon?
What was a key factor that led scientists to understand polar reversal phenomenon?
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