Question

29 the hawaiian islands formed in the middle of the pacific plate, far from any plate boundaries. this hot spot can be used to track the movement of the pacific plate as the islands formed. use the data in the table below to graph the movement of the pacific plate over time.
age of hawaiian islands and distance from hot spot

island	volcano	age (millions of years)	distance northwest of hawaii island (km)
maui	haleakala	0.76	180
lanai	lanai	1.37	225
molokai	west molokai	1.96	300
oahu	waianae	3.65	375
kauai	kawaai	6.18	510

plot the points on the graph to show the rate of plate movement.
(graph with age (millions of years) on y - axis and distance (km) on x - axis, with grid lines and axis labels as shown)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify Coordinates

For each island, determine (Distance, Age) pairs:

• Hawaii: (0, 0.40)
• Maui: (180, 0.76)
• Lanai: (225, 1.37)
• Molokai: (280, 1.96)
• Oahu: (375, 3.65)
• Kauai: (510, 6.18)

Step2: Plot Points

On the graph, find x (Distance, km) and y (Age, millions of years) axes. Mark each (x,y) as per the pairs. For example, Hawaii is at (0, 0.40) – x=0, y=0.40 (between 0 and 1 on y-axis). Repeat for all islands.

Answer:

Points plotted as (0, 0.40), (180, 0.76), (225, 1.37), (280, 1.96), (375, 3.65), (510, 6.18) on the graph with Distance (km) on x - axis and Age (millions of years) on y - axis.