Coach: Mauna Loa: Long Mountain Comprehension Questions

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Summary of the text:

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Mauna Loa is an active shield volcano in Hawaii.

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"The sound and vibration take over your body... There's intense heat."

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A volcano is so strong that it affects your entire body.

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How does the author illustrate Mauna Loa's size?

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by comparing it to Mount Everest

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Mauna Loa as a "hot spot" volcano:

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It sits above molten rock near the Earth's surface.

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Meaning of extinct in paragraph 7?

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no longer active

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Why was Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park created?

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to help scientists study volcanoes

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Main idea of paragraph 3?

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Mauna Loa grows with each eruption.

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Pele's contribution to Hawaiian volcanoes

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When Pele gets angry, she makes the volcanoes erupt.

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Power of Mauna Loa:

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Erupted for three weeks.