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Ring of Fire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is it called the Ring of Fire?

a)

Named after a movie

b)

Named after a novel

c)

Known for fiery volcanoes and earthquakes

d)

Named after a person

2.

What volcano was mentioned on page 42 and 42?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Shiveluch, Russia

c)

Mount Saint Helens

d)

Taupo, New Zealand

3.

What is lava?

a)

Diamonds

b)

Melted Rock

c)

Something to eat

d)

Rain and dirt mixed together

4.

When a lava flow comes it is compared to...

a)

40-50 of concrete poured on top

b)

A huge wave from an ocean

c)

A tornado

d)

A hurricane

5.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an arc around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes and earthquakes are formed.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

About how many of the world's dormant volcanoes and active volcanoes are located in the Pacific Ring of Fire?

a)

1/2-- 50%

b)

ALL OF THEM

c)

3/4- -75%

d)

1/5-- 20%

7.

About how many volcanoes are in the Ring of Fire?

a)

1 million

b)

333

c)

1,657

d)

452

8.

True or False: About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 15% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics and the movement and collisions of crustal plates.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: The Ring of Fire is also home to hot spots, areas deep within the Earth’s mantle from which heat rises.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Hot spots are not generally associated with the interaction or movement of Earth’s what?

a)

Trees

b)

Oceans

c)

Tectonic Plates

d)

Hurricane and Tornadoes

12.

Based on the current position of the continents, in what general direction did South America drift away from Pangaea?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

13.

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

a)

Fossil Discoveries

b)

Ancient Maps of the World

c)

Charts of Seismic Activity

14.

What is true of tectonic plates?

a)

They are constantly moving

b)

Earthquakes cause them to move

c)

They don't move for hundreds and hundreds of years

15.

Where is Earth's heat energy most concentrated?

a)

The mantle

b)

The core

c)

The clouds

d)

The sun

16.

What is the underlying force that drives plate tectonics?

a)

The water cycle

b)

The Rock cycle

c)

Ocean Tides

d)

Convection Currents

17.

How many continents are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

18.

How many oceans are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8

19.

Who are 2 ways to remember the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

MS. SUE and MS. KAY

b)

MR. BIG and MR. TOM

c)

MR. HELP and MR. LIP

d)

MR. CLEAN and MS. MOUTH

20.

What is a volcano?

a)

Something you eat for dessert

b)

An island with lots of trees

c)

A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

d)

Something made up from a novel