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hawaii has formed on the pacific plate. hawaii is also over a hot spot thta allows magma to reach the surface of the earth, via volcano. if the pacific playe continues to move, explain what could happen to hawaii, and how ​

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The northwest moving Pacific Plate has moved across the 'hot spot' that created the Hawaiian Islands for millions of years. This movement has left the northwest trending island chain

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If the Pacific Plate keeps moving across the hot spot I believe Hawaii will keep becoming a bigger island because the Pacific plates movement caused Hawaii to form.

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