This Figure Shows a Northwest-Southeast Line of Islands and Seamounts

question 96

Multiple Choice

This figure shows a northwest-southeast line of islands and seamounts near Hawaii. If location 3 has the oldest rocks and Hawaii 1) has the youngest rocks, which way is the plate moving with respect to the hot spot?

• A) northwest
• B) southeast
• C) northwest and southeast
• D) it is not moving in a consistent direction

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