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Hotspot Lesson: Samoa - Activity Instructions
File Name w01.d04.793.samoa.age.activity.instructions.pdf
Data Type text
Computer Program Microsoft Word 2003
File Size 167.00 KB - 2 files [ pdf,doc ]
Expert Level High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Jamie A. Russell
Resource Matrix The Formation of Seamounts
Description
This is the instruction sheet for the Samoa Activity. This document provides the data and equations that will be used to calculate the age of the Samoan islands and seamounts based on their distance from the currently active Vailulu'u volcano (likely location of the Samoan mantle plume).
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