Which one of the following most accurately describes the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands?
A. stratovolcanoes associated with subduction and a convergent plate boundary
B. shield volcanoes fed by a long-lived hot spot below the Pacific lithospheric plate
C. shield volcanoes associated with a mid-Pacific ridge and spreading center
D. stratovolcanoes associated with a mid-Pacific transform fault
Answer:B
Which one of the following most accurately describes the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands?
A. stratovolcanoes associated with subduction and a convergent plate boundary B. shield volcanoes fed by a long-lived hot spot below the Pacific lithospheric plate C. shield volcanoes associated with a mid-Pacific ridge and spreading center D. stratovolcanoes associated with a mid-Pacific transform fault