Detailed Mapping of the Ocean Bottom Around the Hawaiian Islands

question 21

Multiple Choice

Detailed mapping of the ocean bottom around the Hawaiian Islands revealed a previously unrecognized tsunami source.What did geologists discover on the seafloor in this area?

• A)a major undersea volcano
• B)a huge undersea meteor crater
• C)a deep ocean trench along a subduction zone
• D)a system of major oceanic transform faults
• E)slumps and debris avalanches formed by volcanic flank collapse

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