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

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

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

The hotspot switch places which intensifies movement of plates.

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The correct response is:

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

Hawaii was formed as a result of volcanic activity above a hotspot in the Earth's mantle, where molten rock from deep within the Earth breaks through the ocean floor, forming islands.