EarthRef.org Digital Archive (ERDA) -- Age of Hawaiian Islands and Outer Seamounts Simplified Graph

Description
This graph is a representation of the age of Hawaiian islands and outer seamounts simplified data set. This graph shows a nearly linear relationship between distance and age in volcanoes and seamounts within the Hawaiian ? Emperor chain. The trend line in the graph indicates this relationship and exemplifies that as you move further from Kilauea the islands and seamounts increase in age.

Instructions
Using this graph along with the simplified data set determine the relative plate velocity for the Pacific Plate assuming that the Hawaiian hotspot is stationary. Plate velocity is equal to distance over time so by measuring the average distance traveled over estimated time of the furthest seamount from Kilauea the average velocity of the Pacific Plate can be estimated.

Keywords
ERESE, seamounts, Kilauea, Mauna Kea, Kohala, Haleakala, Kahoolawe, West Maui, Lanai, East Molokai, West Molokai, Koolau, Waianae, Kauai, Kaula, Nihoa, Necker, Brooks Bank, Northampton Bank, Colohan, Daikakuji, Yuryaku, Koko, Ojin, Nintoku, Suiko

Copyright Owner
Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)

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