How was Hawaii Made?
Hawaii was made by volcano eruptions. Volcanoes erupted over the Hawaiian hotspot, creating an island, and then the Pacific plate would drift away from the hotspot, taking the volcano with it. Some of these volcanoes became extinct since they moved away from the hotspot (the Kauai volcanoes are an example), while others became dormant (Maui's Haleakala is an example of a Hawaiian dormant volcano. Volcanologists say it should erupt in the next one hundred years). This process has repeated over and over again, creating a chain of islands. There is one being formed right now! Loihi is being created just south of Hawaii, and will become an island in ten thousand years.
The Primary volcanoes of Hawaii are generally known as sheild volcanoes, which are suddelley sloping mountains formed by the flow of lava. Sheild volcanoes tend to have a lava flow rather than an explosion eruption. This lava flow is the reason for Hawaii's gently sloping hills.
The Primary volcanoes of Hawaii are generally known as sheild volcanoes, which are suddelley sloping mountains formed by the flow of lava. Sheild volcanoes tend to have a lava flow rather than an explosion eruption. This lava flow is the reason for Hawaii's gently sloping hills.