The oldest rock that makes up L?’ihi is an estimated 400,000 years old. Using the rate of plate movement that you calculated in question 3, how far has it traveled since its first lava cooled?

What will be an ideal response?


It has moved 8.6 cm 3 400,000 yr = 34 km!

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