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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Transcribed Image Text:Aleutian
trench
Hawaijan Chain
should
notice that:
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at
this figure, you
Emperor Seamounts
Midway 25
Necker 11.3
Nihoa 7.5
Oahu 2.3-3.3
Hawaii
now
active

Transcribed Image Text:Looking at this figure, you should notice that:
the Hawaiian islands and other volcanoes in a chain formed over a hot spot are
getting older the farther they are from the big island of Hawaii.
the Hawaiian islands and other volcanoes in a chain formed over a hot spot are
getting younger the farther they are from the big island of Hawaii.
the subducted plate that is shown by the seismic tomography is colder than the
rest of the mantle around it.
the subducted plate that is shown by the seismic tomography is warmer than the
rest of the mantle around it.
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