Question

sea floor
classify continental margins. 5 of 5
we are now at the last stop. once you hit continue, pay attention to the lines drawn on the screen. those lines will build progressively from the oldest to the youngest features.
how did this chain of features form?
a mid-oceanic ridge is bending in the middle of the pacific due to the curvature of earth’s surface.
a new ocean plateau is in the beginning stages of formation and is still filling in.
a tectonic plate moved over a hotspot and changed the direction it moved at least once in a major way.
this linear feature is the remnant of a great mountain chain that formed on land as two continents collided during the formation of pangea.
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Explanation:

To determine how the chain of features formed, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Mid - oceanic ridges don't bend due to Earth's curvature in this way; this is incorrect.
• Option 2: Ocean plateaus formation doesn't match the described feature chain; incorrect.
• Option 3: When a tectonic plate moves over a hotspot and changes direction, it can create a chain of volcanic features (like island chains). This is consistent with the formation of such feature chains (e.g., Hawaiian - Emperor seamount chain formed as the Pacific plate moved over the Hawaii hotspot and changed direction).
• Option 4: The feature is ocean - based and not a remnant of a land - based mountain chain from Pangaea collision; incorrect.

Answer:

C. A tectonic plate moved over a hotspot and changed the direction it moved at least once in a major way.