Please choose the correct answer to the question: New evidence suggests that "hot spots" may form in response to "twisting" stresses on plates. It is theorized that these stresses may eventually result in the splitting apart of the tectonic plate in the area of the hot spot. Which of the geographic features would be affected most by the splitting of a tectonic plate?

Answer1: the Himalayas Answer2: the Hawaiian Islands Answer3: the San Andreas Fault Answer4: the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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