Which describes how the islands of Hawaii were formed?(1 point)

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The Pacific plates move and later join together to form the islands.
The Pacific plates move and later join together to form the islands.

Older and bigger islands collides after volcanic eruptions which creates new islands.
Older and bigger islands collides after volcanic eruptions which creates new islands.

The hotspot switch places which intensifies movement of plates.
The hotspot switch places which intensifies movement of plates.

The islands sit on hotspots that form volcanoes which then break the ocean surface.

Answer 1

The correct description of 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 above a hotspot in the Earth's mantle, where magma rises to create volcanoes that eventually create islands as they build up above the ocean surface.