The Ring of Fire

In 1980 what mountain erupted in Washington?

• Mt. Rainier

• Mt. St. Helens

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Bachelor

What ocean does the Ring of Fire surround?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

How many volcanoes form the Ring of Fire?

• 395

• 142

• 452

• 542

Earthquakes and volcanoes are closely related.

• True

• False

What are the plates that form the Earth's crust called?

• Teton plates

• Technology plates

• Temperature plates

• Tectonic Plates

How do volcanoes erupt?

• Magma pushes against the tectonic plates

• Magma flows through a tube to the Earth's surface

• The ground collapses

• Cool magma bubbles to the surface of the Earth.

Which continents boarder the Ring of Fire? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• Asia

• Austrailia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

There are more volcanoes and earthquakes in the Ring of Fire than anywhere else in the world.

• True

• False

Dormant volcanoes are

• Ready to blow

• Sleeping

• Could erupt any time

• The biggest volcanoes in the world

Active volcanoes are

• Volcanoes that can erupt

• Volcanoes that get exercise

• Volcanoes that will never erupt

• The largest volcanoes in the world