Mauna Loa

Mauna

 Loa

By Elle

Introduction Sizzle. It is year 1984 and the troublesome volcano Mauna Loa has erupted again! This teenager has erupted multiple times; yet is helping Hawaii form it’s biggest island, the Big Island. Mauna Loa is an extremely famous Hawaiian landform and attracts many tourists. To find out more, turn the page...

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Description..................1 History........................2 Location.......................3 Plants

 and

 animals......4 Glossary........................5 Cited

 Sources................6 About

 the

 Author......7

Diagram of a volcano

Description

DId

 you

 know

 that

 Mauna

 Loa

 is

 a

 shield-forming

 volcano?

Kilauea crater

Appearance

This cinder cone volcano has an

elevation of 13,679 feet or 4,169 meters above sea level. Also known as “Long Mountain� for its size, it is also the largest volcano in the world, this very large volcano is one of the most popular too. This volcano is about 600,000 to 1,000,000 years old; for a volcano, that is like being a teenager; it may seem old to us, but that is really quite young. The Yellowstone Caldera is over 16.5 million years old!

General

 Information

 This

 volcano,

 along

 with

 Hualalai,

 Mauna

 Kea,

 Kilauea

 and

 Haleakala

 (also

 known

 as

 East

 Maui

 Volcano)

 helped

 form

 Hawaii!

 After

 the

 volcano

 erupts,

 the

 lava

 hardens

 into

 igneous

 rock

 and

 soon

 creates

 new

 land.

 Mauna

 Loa

 is

 a

 cinder

 cone

 volcano.

 It

 is

 still

 active;

 who

 knows

 if

 it

 will

 erupt

 again?

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How

 it

 was

 Formed

History Eruptions

It was said that Mauna Loa has erupted 39 times and that the first eruption was dated back in the year 1780. The most

Like

 all

 other

 volcanoes,

 Mauna

 Loa

 was

 formed

 by

 the

 earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

 tectonic

 plates.

 When

 the

 tectonic plates

 move

 and

 rub

 against

 each

 other

 and

 sometimes

 move

 apart

 from

 each

 other.

 Pushing

 against

 each

 other

 will

 make

 the

 land

 rise,

 into

 a

 volcano

 shape.

 But

 when

 the

 tectonic

 plates

 sink,

 below

 the

 earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

 surface

 is

 really

 hot

 and

 melts

 the

 rock

 into

 magma/

 lava.

Did

 you

 know

 that

 by

 itself,

 Mauna

 Loa

 takes

 up

 to

 about

 85%

 of

 all

 the

 Hawaiian

 islands

 combined!

recent eruption happened in 1984.

When Mauna Loa erupts, the lava hardens into igneous rock that later turns into land.

Mauna

 Loa

 erupting

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LOCATION Big Island, Hawaii As you know, Mauna Loa is located at Big Island, Hawaii. Did you know that it actually helped Big Island take form? When the volcano erupts, the lava will harden into rock that will later turn into land. The elevation of Big Island is up to 4,205 meters high.

Big Island is bigger than all the other islands combined. It is also the only island with an active volcano.

Pacific Ocean Did

 you

 know

 that

 Mauna

 Loa

 and

 five

 other

 volcanoes

 helped

 form

 Hawaii?

The Pacific Ocean is located between Asia/ Australia and America.

The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pacificâ&#x20AC;? can also mean â&#x20AC;&#x153;peacefulâ&#x20AC;?. It is the biggest ocean in the world, which can cover up to 30% of our earth! Did you know that the Pacific Ocean is actually larger than all of the land on earth added up together!

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`Akiapola`au,

 an

 endangered

 Hawaiian

 honeycreeper

 on

 a

 branch

Plants

 &

 Animals

Animals

To have a species living on Mauna Loa would be very rare because who lives at volcanoes?

A khaoahe, misssialeoees,and peolrueddns are examples of animals that can live a Mauna Loa. An `Akiapola`au is a type of bird; an Hawaiian honeycreeper. It lives in forests of kipuka.

Plants

Another example of rare life on a volcano.

On Mauna Loa it is very hard to grow plants

because of the carbon dioxide but there are types of plants such as finger grass, ohia ichua, koa,

Spanish clover etc. that grow on Mauna Loa. Only

several plants can handle and survive above 10,000 ft. of elevation. In Mauna Loa you can see several

plants next to the trail walk, such as a several blades of grass, etc.

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Glossary active-

 still

 working

 or

 operating. attracts-

 something

 that

 people

 find

 interesting;

 something

 they

 like.

Caldera-

 a

 large

 volcanic

 crater Carbon

 dioxide-

 a

 type

 of

 gas;

 CO2 cinder

 cone-

 a

 type/shape

 of

 volcano combined-

 added

 together dated-

 the

 date erupt-when

 lava

 flows

 out

 of

 a

 volcano Kipuka-

 meaning

 a

 change

 of

 form located-

 where

 it

 is;

 the

 origin

 of

 the

 place/

 object. magma-

 molten

 lava

shield-forming-

 a

 volcano

 that

 builds

 up

 from

 erupting tectonic

 plates-

 big

 pieces

 of

 rock

 at

 the

 earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

 surface tourists-

 visitors

 at

 a

 famous

 place

CITED

 SOURCES PICTURE CITES 1. http://listdose.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Mauna-Loa1.jpg 2.http://nearwonders.com/data_images/countries/hawaii/ hawaii-11.jpg 3.http://www.saufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ Hawaii-beach-water1.jpg 4. http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/sio-keel-flask/graphics/ hawaii.jpg 5. http://www.weatherstock.com/RFgallery/rf1/volcanoes/slides/VRF-02.JPG 6. http://www.alanfullmer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ Mauna-Loa.jpg 7. http://lafenergy.org/ms/essays/figs/ Mauna_Loa_Carbon_Dioxide.png 8. http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/images/content/ Sea_Life_Park_Hawaii_baby_dolphin_girl/ WaiohakaupoBabyDolphin.jpg 9. http://geotripperimages.com/images/DSC00949%20Mauna %20Loa%20from%20Mauna%20Kea.jpg 10.http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_asCRtCVMdL8/S7zmf0zQoNI/ AAAAAAAAENI/n25sotsABK0/s1600/growth.png 11. http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/ 2005/05_06_30.html 12.http://lanakilavba.net/lrn/06sunrise5.jpg 13.http://www.weatherwizkids.com/volcano_diagram.jpg

CITES

"Mauna

 Loa

 Volcano,

 Hawai`i."

 Mauna

 Loa

 Volcano,

 Hawai`i.

 N.p.,

 n.d.

 Web.

 19

 Jan.

 2014.

"Mauna

 Loa."

 Wikipedia.

 Wikimedia

 Foundation,

 20

 Jan.

 2014.

 Web.

 20

 Jan.

 2014.

 Thro,

 Ellen.

 Volcanoes

 of

 the

 United

 States.

 New

 York:

 F.

 Watts,

 1992.

 Print.

"Forested

 Kipuka

 on

 Mauna

 Loa

 Are

 Important

 Oases

 of

 Life."

 Forested

 Kipuka

 on

 Mauna

 Loa

 Are

 Important

 Oases

 of

 Life.

 N.p.,

 n.d.

 Web.

 25

 Jan.

 2014.

"How

 Do

 Volcanoes

 Form?"

 How

 Do

 Volcanoes

 Form?

 N.p.,

 n.d.

 Web.

 25

 Jan.

 2014.

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About the Author Elle

 likes

 to

 play

 tennis.

 She

 recently

 started

 playing

 the

 clarinet.

 She

 is

 funny

 and

 creative.

 She

 likes

 to

 draw,

 paint,

 etc

 and

 play

 with

 her

 best

 friends.

 She

 is

 in

 fifth

 grade.

 She

 is

 not

 the

 biggest

 fan

 of

 swimming,

 and

 sometimes

 likes

 to

 solve

 math

 problems.

 She

 loves

 animals,

 particularly

 dogs.

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Always wanted to learn more about Mauna Loa? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the basic facts about Mauna Loa all in one book! Did you know that: -Mauna Loa is located in the Pacific Ocean/ Big Island, Hawaii?

-Mauna Loa helped formed Hawaii along with four other volcanoes?

-Mauna Loa is the biggest volcano on earth?

Find out more by reading this book!