Question

Hawaii is the most southeastern of the seven islands and is also closest to the sea-floor spreading center from which the Pacific plate originates, which lies about 5,600 km further to the southeast.
Assuming equal sedimentation rates, what should be the location of the thickest sediment layer and, thus, the area with the greatest diversity of fossils above the oceanic crust?

A) between the island of Hawaii and the sea-floor spreading center
B) around the base of the island of Hawaii
C) around the base of Kauai, the oldest of the Hawaiian islands
D) where the islands are most concentrated (highest number of islands per unit surface area)

Answer 1

Answer:

C) around the base of Kauai, the oldest of the Hawaiian islands

Explanation:

• As the Hawaiian island is located n the southeastern parts of the seen islands spreading from the center and that reaches of the pacific plate margins and lies about the 56,00 km further to the southeast.

• Thus there is a sedimentary layer that is thickest at the older base of the munt Kauai has a greater amount of the from of biodiversity and fossil records. That can be found above the seafloor in the oceanic crust.