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There is a 'Hot-spot' in the mantle underneath the crust near the Hawaiian islands, it causes the magma to bubble up through fissures in the sea floor and eventually create new islands. this is how they were formed. for more info look at mantle convection.
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What kind of plate boundary caused the Hawaiian islands to form?
none, it's just a hotspot in the middle of the pacific plate.
The Hawaiian islands has what type of plate boundary?
it is not associated with any plate boundries
Why aren't the Hawaiian Islands in a straight line?
The Hawaiian Islands trail off to the northwest because the other Hawaiian Islands have moved northwestward beyond the hot spot.
Is Illinois on a fault line?
The Hawaiian Islands are a part of the Pacific oceanic plate. Their creation is owed to a hot spot in the mantle below the crust not plate boundary volcanism.
Are the hawaiian islands formed at a subduction boundary?
Not. The Hawaiian Islands are formed at a hot spot.
The Hawaiian islands are located where the Pacific Plate is?
The Hawaiian islands are located where the Pacific plate is migrating.
What kind of plate boundary caused the Hawaiian islands to form?
none, it's just a hotspot in the middle of the pacific plate.
Why are the Hawaiian Islands in the middle of the Pacific Plate?
The Hawaiian islands are not the result of plate techtonics, they are the result of volcanic activity relating to a particular hot spot in the Earth's mantle, from which a plume of hot magma rises upward and causes volcanic eruptions.
What are the hawaiian islands resting on?
plate push
What type of plate boundary created Hawaiian islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were created by a hot spot in the Earth's mantle. They were not created by interaction at a plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary created the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were created by a hot spot in the Earth's mantle. They were not created by interaction at a plate boundary.
The Hawaiian islands has what type of plate boundary?
it is not associated with any plate boundries
Why does the Hawaiian islands move toward the northwest direction?
The Hawaiian islands move toward the northwest direction because the plate that the islands are on is moves in that direction.
The Hawaiian Islands are formed by these ocean structures?
sea mountsThe Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes. Volcanoes have two methods of formation, convergence of tectonic plates at the edges of the plates, and hot spots under the middle of plates. The Hawaiian islands and others in that area were formed when magma from the mantle rose to Earth's surface through a certain spot in the middle of the plate (i.e., the Pacific Plate for the Hawaiian Islands). This hot spot is situated beneath the center of the plate, and the volcano above moves with the plate as it moves, but the hot spot stays in place. This causes the original volcano to become extinct when its move cuts it off from its magma source and an island is born. A new volcano will then form above the hot spot again. This process repeats as the plate moves and a string of volcanoes (and eventually, islands) will dot the surface of the plate as the movement continues away from the hot spot.
Are the Hawaiian Islands located above a subduction zone?
No. The Hawaiian islands are over a hot spot and are nowhere near any plate boundaries.
What ocean structure forms the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes. Volcanoes have two methods of formation, convergence of tectonic plates at the edges of the plates, and hot spots under the middle of plates. The Hawaiian islands and others in that area were formed when magma from the mantle rose to Earth's surface through a certain spot in the middle of the plate (i.e., the Pacific Plate for the Hawaiian Islands). This hot spot is situated beneath the center of the plate, and the volcano above moves with the plate as it moves, but the hot spot stays in place. This causes the original volcano to become extinct when its move cuts it off from its magma source and an island is born. A new volcano will then form above the hot spot again. This process repeats as the plate moves and a string of volcanoes (and eventually, islands) will dot the surface of the plate as the movement continues away from the hot spot.
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.
