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CC12:

Earth Science help

Gdeinward:

Earth Science. Oh what fun

CC12:

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CC12:

@Gdeinward ya can you help me

Gdeinward:

Do you have any ideas?

CC12:

D thats y i circled it

Gdeinward:

oh I see

CC12:

@DCharger96

Gdeinward:

That is a hot spot. You see convergence boundaries are where 2 plates are coming into contact

Gdeinward:

one is pushing on the other, creating mountains and other geographic forms

DCharger96:

u got one hot spot next ton another there fore creating what?

DCharger96:

what is hawaii

CC12:

island

DCharger96:

yes once it gets big enough it could become a what (what is the us called?)

Gdeinward:

I think you are going about it wrong

CC12:

earth duhh

Gdeinward:

A continent.

DCharger96:

yes a continent

Gdeinward:

No continent has formed like that.

Gdeinward:

islands are just extensions of underwater volcanoes

Gdeinward:

or hot spots

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