Volcanic Application Assignment
1. Which Plate contains the Hawaiian Island-Emperor seamount chain?
The Pacific plate contains the Hawaiian Island-Emperor seamount chain. This mountain range is under water mountain range, it reaches above the sea level in Hawaii. Composed a rigid mountain range it is situated in the northwest of Kure and Emperor Seamount. Starched from the northwest to southwest beneath the Pacific Ocean it consists of many seamounts, shallow banks and reefs along the line. More than 75 volcanoes have been found so far that are stretched over 3600 miles. Transformed over a span of 70 million years as the result of intense volcanic activity, the movement of Pacific Plate over the stationary hot spots has created a large series of volcanos across the island. A previous interpretation showed a sharp bend in the chain about 2200 miles northwest to the island.
2. Hawaiian Island chain is located on a plate boundary?
Yes it is located in the boundary of pacific plate.
3. Which of the island is youngest?
Hawaii is the youngest of island.
4. Which of the sea mount is the oldest?
Loihi is the oldest located sea mount on the Emperor Seamount chain.
5. How did the island and seamount formed?
This mountain range is under water mountain range, it reaches above the sea level in …show more content…
The research studies reveal the changing dynamics and showed that earth is left as the only planet in the solar system with the movement of tectonic plates. The studies also show that the planets like Mars and Venus had the same types of plates but they have not been detected for a long time. According to the geologists the major tectonic plate in the earth’s crust are Eurasian, North American, South American, the African, the Antarctic, Pacific and Indoaustralian plates. However along with the plates mentioned above there are some micro and secondary plates in the earth
1. Which Plate contains the Hawaiian Island-Emperor seamount chain?
The Pacific plate contains the Hawaiian Island-Emperor seamount chain. This mountain range is under water mountain range, it reaches above the sea level in Hawaii. Composed a rigid mountain range it is situated in the northwest of Kure and Emperor Seamount. Starched from the northwest to southwest beneath the Pacific Ocean it consists of many seamounts, shallow banks and reefs along the line. More than 75 volcanoes have been found so far that are stretched over 3600 miles. Transformed over a span of 70 million years as the result of intense volcanic activity, the movement of Pacific Plate over the stationary hot spots has created a large series of volcanos across the island. A previous interpretation showed a sharp bend in the chain about 2200 miles northwest to the island.
2. Hawaiian Island chain is located on a plate boundary?
Yes it is located in the boundary of pacific plate.
3. Which of the island is youngest?
Hawaii is the youngest of island.
4. Which of the sea mount is the oldest?
Loihi is the oldest located sea mount on the Emperor Seamount chain.
5. How did the island and seamount formed?
This mountain range is under water mountain range, it reaches above the sea level in …show more content…
The research studies reveal the changing dynamics and showed that earth is left as the only planet in the solar system with the movement of tectonic plates. The studies also show that the planets like Mars and Venus had the same types of plates but they have not been detected for a long time. According to the geologists the major tectonic plate in the earth’s crust are Eurasian, North American, South American, the African, the Antarctic, Pacific and Indoaustralian plates. However along with the plates mentioned above there are some micro and secondary plates in the earth