Question

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What explains how the Hawaiian Islands formed as a chain?
a. Volcanic hotspots appear spontaneously along the Pacific plate exuding lava that created a chain of islands.
b. The Hawaiian hotspot moved under the Pacific plate exuding lava that created a chain of islands.
c. The Pacific plate moves over a stationary hotspot exuding lava that created a chain of islands.

Answer 1

Answer:

C.

Explanation:

The Hawaiian Islands were formed by such a hot spot occurring in the middle of the Pacific Plate. While the hot spot itself is fixed, the plate is moving. So, as the plate moved over the hot spot, the string of islands that make up the Hawaiian Island chain were formed.