Question

select the correct answer. the pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate. how did a hot spot and the pacific plate interact to form the hawaiian islands? a. both the hot spot and the plate remained stationary. b. both the hot spot and the plate continuously moved. c. the plate was stationary, while the hot spot constantly moved. d. the hot spot was stationary, while the plate constantly moved.

Explanation:

Hot - spots are stationary plumes of magma in the Earth's mantle. Tectonic plates move over these stationary hot - spots. In the case of the Hawaiian Islands, the Pacific tectonic plate moved over a stationary hot - spot, leading to the formation of the island chain as magma from the hot - spot erupted through the moving plate.

Answer:

D. The hot spot was stationary, while the plate constantly moved.