Distance between volcanic centers(km) Number of years of Rate of plate motion plate motion (Ma) (mm/yr) Hawaii to Maui Maui to Molokai Molokai to Oahu Oahu to Kauai THint: There are 1,000,000 millimeters in a kilometer!

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Distance between
volcanic centers(km)
Number of years of Rate of platemotion
plate motion
(Ma)
(mm/yr)
Hawaii to Maui
Maui to Molokai
Molokai to Oahu
Oahu to Kauai
Hint: There are 1,000,000 millimeters na kilometer!
Transcribed Image Text:Distance between volcanic centers(km) Number of years of Rate of platemotion plate motion (Ma) (mm/yr) Hawaii to Maui Maui to Molokai Molokai to Oahu Oahu to Kauai Hint: There are 1,000,000 millimeters na kilometer!
Figure 8. Hawaiian Hot Spot Track.
Kauai
Pacific plate motion
Dahu
Age in Millions ofvears (Ma)
Hawai
Herght above sea fevel
-1000 m.
active
T000 – 2000 m.
100 km
above 2000 m
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 8. Hawaiian Hot Spot Track. Kauai Pacific plate motion Dahu Age in Millions ofvears (Ma) Hawai Herght above sea fevel -1000 m. active T000 – 2000 m. 100 km above 2000 m
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