Use the following word bank to complete the sentences. You may use a term more t

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Use the following word bank to complete the sentences. You may use a term more than once. (8 pts)

            Kilauea                        Mauna Loa                  hot spot                       basaltic

            seamounts                  Hawaii

The islands are not produced by plate boundary interactions. These volcanic arcs of islands and _____ (volcanoes that do not grow tall enough to rise above sea level) form as a super plume of _______ magma rising from deep within the mantle breaks through the sea floor. This productive plume of magma is called a_____. Because the Pacific Plate moves to the northwest, these islands are produced in a chain. Ultimately, each island will become inactive as they are shifted away from the _____. Currently, active volcanos occur on the island called _____ because this island is positioned over the ____. The tallest mountain on Earth named _____is found on this island. The most active volcano on Earth is named _____.

Explanation / Answer

Here are the list of answers according to the serial number of the blanks mentioned below

1.seamounts

2.basaltic

3.hot spot

4.hot spot

5.Hawaii

6.hot spot

7.Mauna Loa

8.Kilauea.

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