Loihi - seamount

Go to this link:

http://geology.com/usgs/loihi-seamount/

and answer these questions.

1. Where is the Loihi seamount in relation to the main Hawaiian island?

2. What type of eruption is it?(subduction, hotspot, rift)

3. What are some sea-floor observations that have been made about it?

4. What events caused scientists to launch "rapid response" expeditions to explore it?

5. Why is it important in the study of plate tectonics?

If time - also look at this site.....Volcanodiscovery. While there be sure to enlarge the map on satellite view and look at the volcano rising up from the ocean floor.