The Pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate. How did a hot spot and the Pacific plate interact to form the Hawaiian Islands?
A.
Both the hot spot and the plate remained stationary.
B.
Both the hot spot and the plate continuously moved.
C.
The plate was stationary, while the hot spot constantly moved.
D.
The hot spot was stationary, while the plate constantly moved.
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I think B is the right answer
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In areas where the plates come together, sometimes volcanoes will form. Volcanoes can also form in the middle of a plate, where magma rises upward until it erupts on the seafloor, at what is called a “hot spot.” The Hawaiian Islands were formed by such a hot spot occurring in the middle of the Pacific Plate.
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