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100 Points
How does hot spot theory explain how the Hawaiian Islands formed?

Make a graph that shows the distance between the volcanoes and Kilauea versus the ages of the volcanoes. You may plot your data on the template provided or use a spreadsheet program to make a graph.

How does the distance between the volcanoes in the Hawaiian Islands and the age of the volcanoes provide evidence of past plate motion? Write an evidence-based claim.


Sagot :

The Hawaiian Islands are the tops of gigantic volcanic mountains formed by countless eruptions of fluid lava over several million years; some tower more than 30,000 feet above the seafloor. These volcanic peaks rising above the ocean surface represent only the tiny, visible part of an immense submarine ridge, the Hawaiian Ridge—Emperor Seamount Chain, composed of more than 80 large volcanoes.