The Hawaiian Islands are examples of islands that formed over a hotspot. Based on this information, which of the following processes formed the Hawaiian Islands? ( 2 points)
Select one:
a. Melted rock called magma rose through holes in Earth's crust and gradually solidified as it cooled.
b. Tectonic movement forced certain segments of Earth's crust downward and other segments upward in jagged chunks.
c. One tectonic plate moved beneath another plate at a subduction zone, causing the rock to melt and rise above Earth's surface.
d. Segments of Earth's crust bent and doubled over, and moving

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The Hawaiian Islands are examples of islands that formed over a hotspot. Based on this information, which of the following processes formed the Hawaiian Islands? ( 2 points)
Select one:
a. Melted rock called magma rose through holes in Earth's crust and gradually solidified as it cooled.
b. Tectonic movement forced certain segments of Earth's crust downward and other segments upward in jagged chunks.
c. One tectonic plate moved beneath another plate at a subduction zone, causing the rock to melt and rise above Earth's surface.
d. Segments of Earth's crust bent and doubled over, and moving

anonymous · Answer

It is B.

anonymous · Answer

Hawaiian Islands where 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.  actually its c