Assignment: Project Description
• For this project, you will evaluate the geology of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and compare it with Yellowstone National Park geology, volcanic history and natural hazards. The volcanoes in Hawaii are the result of an oceanic hot spot. As part of your research you will need to identify:
o what active volcanoes are in the park
o what type or types of lava are erupted from these volcanoes
o what causes the melting that produces the lava
o whether the process of melting in Hawai'i similar to or different than Yellowstone
• You also need to discover the relationship between the Hawaiian volcanoes and the Hawaiian-Emporor seamount chain, and answer the following question:
o Why are there not active volcanoes on all of the Hawaiian Islands, and what is the youngest volcano?
• Your research needs to then be compiled into an informative PowerPoint file (or PDF from similar presentation software), preferably with narration, and uploaded to Canvas.
The two web links below contain information about how to record presentations if you are having trouble with PowerPoint.