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They move because the plates in Earths mantle shift and cause the island to move slightly. As the plates move around they cause changes in Earths landforms. The more pressure is on the plates the more they move around. Because of Japans tsunami and earthquakes, the plates were moved around to Hawaii and possibly could have caused an island to move. If you wander what plates are well they are rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle rock.
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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.
How can new Hawaiian islands form?
From Volcanic Eruptions and when tectnotic plates move.
Why do the hawaiian islands get smaller when they move northwest?
The Hawaiian islands are made from volcanic eruptions. The active volcanoes in the circle of fire are to the south of Hawaii.
What does it suggest that the Hawaiian Islands get progressively older and smaller as you move to the northwest?
the plate over the hawaiian hot spot has been moving north west.
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.
What group of islands are located south of the equator at 60 west longitude?
Hawaiian Islands
When was Hawaiian Islands Invitational created?
Hawaiian Islands Invitational was created in 2011.
Regionally the Hawaiian Islands are part of?
Regionally the Hawaiian Islands are a part of Polynesia.
What are the 5 names of the Hawaiian islands?
Hawaiian Islands by Area:Hawaii.Maui.Oahu.Kauai.Molokai.Lanai.NiihauKahoolawe.
Are the hawaiian islands formed at a subduction boundary?
Not. The Hawaiian Islands are formed at a hot spot.
What was the original name of the Hawaiian island?
The Hawaiian islands were originally known as the Sandwich Islands.
What need to be capitalize in this sentence in the hawaiian islands the east wind blows strongly?
It should be--- In the Hawaiian Islands, the east wind blows strongly.
