Question

Which phrases describe the formation of the Hawaiian Islands? Check all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer:

The phrase that best describes the formation of the Hawaii Islands is the one that says the Hawaii Islands were formed in the middle of a plate.

Explanation:

• The Hawaii Islands were formed due to the eruption of magma through a hotspot located on the Pacific Plate.

• About 65 million years ago, consistent eruptions of magma through the hotspot over a period of few thousand years, gave rise to a chain of islands.

• This chain of islands later came to be known as the Hawaii Islands.

Answer 2

Answer:

Formed where mantle erupts through crust

Explanation:

The Hawaiian Islands lies in a very strategic geologic zone. The islands are a series of volcanic islands made up of mantlic basaltic magma that has reached the surface.