
Hawaiian Islands and Plate Tectonics

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of volcanic activity in Hawaii?
Divergent plate boundaries
Convergent plate boundaries
A stationary hotspot
Subduction of tectonic plates
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is believed to cause the Hawaiian hotspot?
Transform faults
Subduction zones
Mantle plumes from the outer core
Convection currents in the mantle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists know the Pacific Plate is moving?
By observing volcanic eruptions
Through GPS measurements
By studying ocean currents
Through satellite imagery
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence supports the theory of a stationary hotspot under Hawaii?
The size of the islands
The age progression of volcanic rocks
The presence of earthquakes
The depth of the ocean
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the age of volcanic rocks change along the Hawaiian Island chain?
They vary randomly
They get older towards the northwest
They remain the same age
They get younger towards the northwest
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are new Hawaiian Islands formed?
Through volcanic activity over a moving plate
Through sediment deposition
By erosion of older islands
By coral reef growth
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between the Pacific Plate and the Hawaiian Islands?
The plate is stationary
The plate moves over a stationary hotspot
The plate is subducting under the islands
The plate is diverging from the islands
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