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Question 22 • Summer 2024 ATA MI-Environmental Science CR Sem 1

What is an example of a place formed by hot-spot valcanoes?

Answer
A
Caymen islands
B
Florida Keys
C
Australia
D
Hawaiian Islands

Explanation

The Hawaiian Islands formed as the Pacific Plate moved over a relatively stationary hot spot in Earth’s mantle. Repeated volcanic eruptions built a chain of islands, making the Hawaiian Islands the best answer; the Cayman Islands and Florida Keys formed in other ways.

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