Question
Which describes how the islands of Hawaii were formed?(1 point)
Responses
The hotspot switch places which intensifies movement of plates.
The Pacific plates move and later join together to form the islands.
Older and bigger islands collides after volcanic eruptions which creates new islands.
The islands sit on hotspots that form volcanoes which then break the ocean surface.
Responses
The hotspot switch places which intensifies movement of plates.
The Pacific plates move and later join together to form the islands.
Older and bigger islands collides after volcanic eruptions which creates new islands.
The islands sit on hotspots that form volcanoes which then break the ocean surface.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes how the islands of Hawaii were formed is:
**The islands sit on hotspots that form volcanoes which then break the ocean surface.**
Hawaii was formed by volcanic activity from a hotspot in the Earth’s mantle. As the Pacific tectonic plate moves over this stationary hotspot, magma rises through the plate, creating volcanic islands.
**The islands sit on hotspots that form volcanoes which then break the ocean surface.**
Hawaii was formed by volcanic activity from a hotspot in the Earth’s mantle. As the Pacific tectonic plate moves over this stationary hotspot, magma rises through the plate, creating volcanic islands.