The Hawaiian Islands were formed as
A)new crust was created at an oceanic ridge.
B)the Pacific plate moved over a hot spot.
C)the Pacific Plate was subducted beneath part of the North American plate.
D)two oceanic plates in the Pacific converged.

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The Hawaiian Islands were formed as the Pacific plate moved over a hot spot, which is a stationary plume of magma that rises from the mantle. As the plate moved, new volcanic activity occurred at the hot spot, forming a chain of islands over millions of years. This is known as the hot spot theory of island formation.

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