The Hawaiian Islands are located where the Pacific plate is ________. A. being thrust under Japan B. moving over a hot spot or mantle plume C. being thrust over the North American plate D. being subducted beneath the North American plate E. being subducted beneath Japan
Explanation: The Hawaiian Islands are a group of eight major islands in the Pacific Ocean, almost all of which is part of the US state of Hawaii.
This chain of islands, or developed as the Pacific Plate SLOWLY MOVED NORTHWESTWARD OVER A HOTSPOT in the Earth's mantle at a rate of approximately 51 km per million years.
The Hawaiian Islands are only part of the U.S. politically and not geographically connected to North America.
