Why do the Hawaiian Islands form a chain in the Pacific Ocean's northern hemisphere?
a) This is an area of sea floor spreading
b) A subduction area occurs midway through the Pacific Plate
c) The Pacific Plate is moving over a hotspot
d) Submerged seamounts are being rejuvenated and are currently erupting
Question 2
The waters of the ocean flood the shore with a very high tidal range during spring high tides. Why?
a) The lunar bulge is smaller
b) The solar bulge is three times as large
c) The lunar and solar bulge coincide due to opposition or conjunction
d) Ocean water accumulates over the oceanic province
e) The diurnal and semidiurnal tides coincide