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Hawaiian Islands Formation, Cosmology and Astronomy Instructional VideoHawaiian Islands Formation, Cosmology and Astronomy Instructional Video
Publisher
Khan Academy
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Grade
8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Media Length
8:01
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Duration
10 mins
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Year
2011
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Hawaiian Islands Formation, Cosmology and Astronomy

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Sal explains the formation of Hawaii and the theories behind the formation of a boundary-related hot spot. He debates the concept that the hot spot is traveling along with the plate.

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Concepts

plate movement, plate tectonics, the earth's mantle, the earth's layers, the earth's outer core, hawaii

Additional Tags

hot spot, hawaii, mantle, outer core, plate movement, island chains, science

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