1. Welcome to the 50 th state!

2. Hawaii – The Big Island Made of 5 volcanoes Most active volcano – Kilauea Two types of lava –Pahoehoe Smooth surface –A’a Rugged suface

5. Pacific plate moves over a hot spot

6. Let’s concentrate on Hawaii

7. Which way does the lava go?

8. Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano in the Hawaiian Islandsdormant volcano Hawaiian Islands

9. Sunset over Mauna Kea

10. Mauna Loa largest volcano on Earth

11. Kilauea volcano is one of the most active on Earth. Halemaumau Crater at Kilauea's summit.

12. This is a collapsed caldera on Kilauea

13. Hawaii’s volcanoes are shield volcanoes. They are over a hot spot. They erupt continuously.

14. Lava flows

15. The overlook at Puu Puai provides an excellent view of the Kilauea Iki pit crater

16. Caldera

17. In the caldera

19. A great example of pahoehoe

20. A’a

21. Magma erupts and then sinks as it cools and hardens

22. Examples of both kinds of lava

23. The end of the ROAD!

24. Lava flows to the sea and creates new land. The island of Hawaii is growing.

25. Minerals in the lava make the soil fertile. Plants grow quickly.

26. More steam vents What’s that smell?

27. Hot lava What kind of lava is this?

28. Lava is rich in minerals so plants grow quickly. Evidence that plants don’t need soil - only minerals, water, sun, carbon dioxide.

29. More lava

30. Really?

31. What is this?

36. 1984 Mauna Loa eruption

38. cools and hardens

39. Another picture

40. Another lava picture!!!

41. It doesn’t take long

42. Just another day in paradise