Multiple Choice
A hot spot trace typically includes ________.
A) higher islands as one moves away from the hot spot
B) more atolls as one moves toward the hot spot
C) more volcanism as one moves toward the hot spot
D) older seamounts as one moves toward the hot spot
E) an island arc
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