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

Question

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

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer of 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

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