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29. Using the ruler tool, what is the distance in miles from Kilauea to the center of Kauai?

A. ~ 235 miles

B. ~ 325 miles

C. ~ 525 miles

D. ~ 352 miles

30. Using the information above, calculate the average rate of speed (in inches per year, or in/yr) ofthe plate since the creation of Kauai?

(Remember:convert miles to inches. 63,360 inches = 1 mile)

A. 235 miles*63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 2.92 inches/year

B. 352 miles*63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 4.37 inches/year

C. 525 miles*63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 6.52 inches/year

D. 325 miles*63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 4.04 inches/year

31. Using the ruler tool, what is the distance in miles from Kilauea to the center of Maui?

A.~90 miles

B. ~110 miles

C. ~140

D ~170

32. Using the information above, calculate the average rate of speed (in inches per year, or in/yr) of

the plate since the creation of Maui?

(Remember:convert miles to inches)

A. 90 miles*63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000 years = 4.39 inches/year

B. 170 miles*63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000 years = 8.29inches/year

C. 140 miles*63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000years = 6.82inches/year

D. 110 miles*63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000 years = 5.36 inches/year

33.Do hotspots occur only in the ocean? Explain why or why not

A. Yes, because they form only under oceanic crust

B. Yes, becaus

e there is no evidence of them under continental crust

C. No, because, there is evidence of them under continental crust (e.g. Yellowstone)

D. No, because the Andes Mountains in South America are a good example of a hotspot

29. B 325 miles

30. D. 325 miles*63360 inches/mile / 5,100,000 years = 4.04 inches/year

31. A.~90 miles

32.A. 90 miles*63360 inches/mile / 1,300,000 years = 4.39 inches/year

33. A. Yes, because they form only under oceanic crust

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