General Ring of Fire: volcanoes and earthquakes

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

• Atlantic Plate

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

What geological features surround the Ring of Fire in the Pacific that aren't found in the Atlantic Ocean?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Coral reefs

• Subduction trenches

Where are deep sea trenches found?

• Along convergent plate boundaries.

• Along divergent plate boundaries.

• Around volcanic hot spots.

Divergent boundaries are marked by what geologic feature?

• Volcanic island arcs

• Subduction trenches

• Mid-ocean ridges

What ocean does the Ring of Fire surround?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean

What is another name for magma that has reached Earth's surface?

• Vent

• Dust

• Ash

• Lava

is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

• Marianas Trench

• Pacific Trench

• Ring of Fire

• Bermuda Triangle

Where do most Earthquakes occur?

• near/along the boundaries of continents

• far from the boundaries of continents

• in the middle of the continencts

The point where the earthquake first occurs?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault

• Plate

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Hypocenter