11. Look at the Hawaiian islands inset. What is the distance between oldest and youngest Hawaiian island?
12. How many years has it taken for the Hawaiian islands to form?
13. What was the average rate of plate movement of the Pacific plate during the time when the Hawaiian island chain form ( in in/YR )? Note measure a straight line between Hawaii and Kawai do not measure between each individual island. (1mi=5280 ft and 1ft = 12 in) show work.
14. Using the rate you calculated in questions 10 and 13, write a brief statement that compares the average rate of movement of the Pacific plate today with what it was in the past.
15. What direction was the plate moving 50 million years ago?
16. What direction is the Pacific plate moving today?
