Oceanic lithosphere
A. moves gradually toward the midocean ridges, where it is consumed.
B. is made of alternating bands of rocks of two different ages.
C. records magnetic "stripes" of normally and reversely magnetized rocks.
D. is made of alternating bands of rocks of different compositions.
Answer: C
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