Question

by looking at the orientation and age of the hawaiian islands and emperor seamount chain, we can tell that the pacific plate was generally moving in what direction as those features were formed?
southeast
northwest
northeast
southwest

Explanation:

The Hawaiian Islands and Emperor Seamount chain are formed by a hot spot. As the Pacific plate moves over the hot spot, older features (Emperor Seamounts) are to the northwest and younger (Hawaiian Islands) to the southeast. This shows the plate moved northwest as these features formed.

Answer:

B. northwest