If you need help, please watch the class recording
If you need help, please watch the class recording
Take a minute to look at the images below and use them to help you answer question #1. Note the arrows representing plate movement.
Question 1
1.
Use the white board tools to draw an arrow and indicate the direction the Pacific plate is moving. Hawaii is found on the middle of the plate.
Question 2
2.
Recall that hot spots remain in a relatively fixed location and allow magma to escape from beneath the crust. Based on what you've learned about the location of the hot spot, where would you expect the next volcanoes to form as the plate moves?
(Use the white board tools to sketch where new islands will form, you may also use the text tool to type your answer on the whiteboard)
Read the following article about how the Hawaiian Islands formed and use it to help you answer question #2.
Question 3
3.
Question 4
4.
If the Pacific plate is moving and the Hawaiian islands are forming one after another, the rocks that make up the islands should be different ages.
What kind of data could a geologist collect that would tell you about the age of each of the Hawaiian islands? (Be specific)
BONUS Science!
What is a volcanic hot spot?
an area where magma rises through earth's crust to form volcanoes
the zone where two or more plates collide
a pocket of mantel in the earth's core
the location of an active volcano
How Long Will a Volcanic Island Live?
National Park Service Hawai'i Volcanoes Webcams
Lo'ihi Seamount: The Next Volcanic Island in the Hawaiian Chain