Science hw question:?

a. The two plates that are splitting apart along the Hawaiian Island

chain has collapsed at some locations and are still open to form new

islands at other locations.

b. The bigger islands cause a collapse of the lithosphere below creating

a split in the ocean floor, the smaller islands cannot do this.

c. The Pacific plate slides over a region of the mantle that comes to

the surface. Depending on where the plate is located determines what

islands are active or not.

d. Scientists are still unsure as to why some are dormant and others are

active.