MAUNA LOA

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

• Mauna loa is in the U.S.A
• The tectonic plate mauna loa is on is the pacific plate.
• What caused mauna loa to form was Pacific tectonic plate moved over the Hawaiian hotspot in the Earth's mantle.

TYPE OF VOLCANO

• Mauna loa is a shield volcano.
• The Types of eruptions mauna loa has tend to not be explosive. They are usually effusive but can sometimes be explosive.

BACKGROUND INFO/FACTS

• Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. Mauna Loa has historically been considered the largest volcano on Earth. Elevation: 13,678′ Last eruption: 1984 Area: 4 acres
• Maui county is near the volcano its population is roughly 376.
• In the last 150 years, Mauna Loa has erupted 33 times.

MYTHS/LEGENDS

• Ghosts.
• Ohia Lehua Trees.
• Heiaus.
• Pele, Goddess of Fire.

HAZARDS/RISKS

• Volcanic Air Pollution.
• Earthquakes.
• Recent Lava Flows.
• Since mauna loa is a very large volcano it can do a lot of damage to buildings/houses around it.

CONCLUSION

• I predict that the next eruption will be effusive.
• I think this because most of mauna loa's eruptions are effusive.

WEBSITES

• https://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/2000/00_10_26.html
• http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/4836019/mauna-loa-who-lives-in-the-dange...