Every few hundred thousand years the magnetic poles of Earth reverse. Rocks that contain iron provide a record of both normal and reversed magnetic poles. The pattern of normal and reversed magnetic poles as recorded in the rock on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge provide evidence supporting Plate Tectonic Theory because -

the symmetric pattern shows where plates are moving away from each other.

Explanation:

the symmetric pattern shows where plates are moving away from each other.

windward

the thirteen colonies are:

connecticut, delaware, georgia, maryland, massachusetts, new jersey, new york, new hampshire, north carolina, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, virginia