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Which of the hawaiian islands formed first and how long ago did it form?
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the first island is Hilo and it fromed in 1959
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When mount st helens erupted did it form the hawiian islands?
No. The Hawaiian islands are formed by a mantle plume.
The hawaiian islands are a chain of volcanoes that form over?
that were formed over hot spots
The Hawaiian islands were formed by which physical process?
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by the movement of the tectonic plates under the ocean floor. When the plates shift magma is released, and land masses form.
What is the name of a group of Islands spread over a area of water the Hawaiian Islands are a example of such a group?
Islands or lands formed by underwater volcanoes that erupt and dry to form these islands.
My islands form a chain in the pacific ocean. which state am i?
Hawaiian Islands
How did hawaiin islands form?
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by a hot spot in the middle of the Pacific Plate. Hot magma rises upward until it spills onto the sea floor, forming a hot spot.
Why are the Hawaiian Islands used as evidence of plate tectonics?
The plate tectonics theory is not relevant to the formation of the Hawaiian Islands, but the theory explains why the islands formed in a chain. According to the theory, the plates move constantly. This caused the islands to form in a chain, as the hot spot under them does not move.
How was mtkilauea form?
Kilauea is formed by a hotspot.A hotspot is a location on the Earth's surface that has experienced active volcanism for a long period of time.Without Kilauea,the Hawaiian islands won't exist!
Do islands form from volcanos?
Some islands are formed by volcanoes, but most are not.
How can new Hawaiian islands form?
From Volcanic Eruptions and when tectnotic plates move.
How did the Aleutian islands form?
The Aleutian Islands were formed by the collision of tectonic plates. The islands lie along the boundary where the Pacific Plate is being pushed beneath the North American Plate in a process known as subduction. This tectonic activity has led to the creation of a chain of volcanic islands.
How was Five Islands formed?
The Hawaiian Island Chain (consisting of 19 islands and atolls) are actually to tops sea-mountains known as the Hawaiian Ridge. It was form over thousands of years by volcanic activity over a "hotspot" in the Earth's mantle. Movement of the tectonic plates have moved the island chain slowly in a north by northwest direction, thus creating more islands (read mountains).
