The document discusses volcanoes in Hawaii and how they formed. It explains that the five volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii surround it because they were created by a stationary hotspot under the Pacific plate, which moved northwest over time. Similarly, the other Hawaiian Islands were formed in a chain as the plate moved over the hotspot. Finally, it describes how plate tectonics and collisions cause melting and volcanism around the Pacific Rim, called the Ring of Fire.
The document discusses volcanoes in Hawaii and how they formed. It explains that the five volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii surround it because they were created by a stationary hotspot under the Pacific plate, which moved northwest over time. Similarly, the other Hawaiian Islands were formed in a chain as the plate moved over the hotspot. Finally, it describes how plate tectonics and collisions cause melting and volcanism around the Pacific Rim, called the Ring of Fire.
The document discusses volcanoes in Hawaii and how they formed. It explains that the five volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii surround it because they were created by a stationary hotspot under the Pacific plate, which moved northwest over time. Similarly, the other Hawaiian Islands were formed in a chain as the plate moved over the hotspot. Finally, it describes how plate tectonics and collisions cause melting and volcanism around the Pacific Rim, called the Ring of Fire.
The document discusses volcanoes in Hawaii and how they formed. It explains that the five volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii surround it because they were created by a stationary hotspot under the Pacific plate, which moved northwest over time. Similarly, the other Hawaiian Islands were formed in a chain as the plate moved over the hotspot. Finally, it describes how plate tectonics and collisions cause melting and volcanism around the Pacific Rim, called the Ring of Fire.
This
local
scaled
map
shows
in
yellow
some
of
the
volcanoes
of
the
island
of
Hawaii
(Kohala,
Mauna
kea,
Hualalai,
Maunaloa,
and
Kilauea).
The
pattern
is
this:
All
5
volcanoes
(dormant
or
not)
surround
the
Island
of
Hawaii
(the
big
island).
So
why
are
all
five
volcanoes
located
near
the
outskirts
of
the
island?
The
Hawaiian
Islands
are
continuously
formed
from
volcanic
activity
created
by
a
hotspot
(undersea
magma
source).
As
the
tectonic
plates
beneath
much
of
the
Pacific
Ocean
moves
to
the
northwest,
the
hot
spot
remains
stationary,
creating
multiple
shield
volcanoes
(non
explosive
volcanoes
with
shield
like
appearance)
throughout
the
island
of
Hawaii.
Over
time
the
Island
of
Hawaii
were
formed
which
explains
the
placement.
To
sum
up,
the
volcanoes
came
first
followed
by
the
creation
of
the
island.
Title: Volcanic chains and the formation of the Hawaiian Islands
Paragraph
caption:
This
regional
map
shows
a
series
of
Hawaiian
islands
(Hawaii,
Maui,
Oahu,
Kahoolawe,
Lanai,
Molokai,
Kauai
and
Niihau
and
Kaala).
The
pattern
is
this:
All
islands
create
an
imaginary
line
running
from
Northwest
(where
Niihau
is
located)
to
the
Southeast
(where
Hawaii
is
located).
So
why
are
there
a
series
of
islands
running
from
northwest
to
southeast?
The
Hawaiian
Islands
are
continuously
formed
from
volcanic
activity,
which
in
tern
is
created
by
the
Hawaiian
hotspot
(undersea
magma
source).
As
the
tectonic
plates
beneath
much
of
the
Pacific
Ocean
moves
to
the
northwest,
the
hot
spot
remains
stationary,
slowly
creating
multiple
volcanoes
and
in
tern
the
small
land
masses
of
the
Hawaiian
Islands
create
a
chain
of
islands.
Title: The Pacific Rim and the ring of fire.
Paragraph
Caption:
This
global
scale
map
shows
the
view
of
the
Pacific
Rim
and
its
volcanoes.
The
pattern
is
this:
There
is
a
series
of
volcanoes
along
the
edges
the
Pacific
Ocean
or
the
large
pacific
plates
called
The
ring
of
fire.
So
why
are
there
multiple
volcanoes
along
the
outskirts
of
the
pacific
plates
(the
ring
of
fire)?
This
is
simple,
because
plates
are
like
giant
rafts
of
earths
surface
colliding
with
one
another
and
sliding
underneath
other
plates.
The
tremendous
amounts
of
energy
created
by
these
plates
easily
melt
rock
into
magma,
which
then
rises
to
the
surface
as
lava,
forming
volcanoes.
