Ring of fire

Can volcanic eruptions effect the temperature of the ocean?

• yes 
• no

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

• death ring
• fire zone
• ring of fire
• zone of fire

The vibration and shaking of the Earth...

• volcanism
• plateau
• earthquake
• richter scale

Geologists obtain indirect evidence about Earth's interior by...

• measuring pressure at the surface
• studying seismic waves
• drilling through each layer
• estimation of temperature in the layers

This area contains over 70 percent of volcanoes and 90 percent of earthquakes in the world.

• North American plate
• ring of fire
• fiery rings 
• African plate

Explosive eruption with ash and cinders, like a bomb...

• pyroclastic flow
• pahoehoe flow
• Aa flow
• silicon flow

What geographic features are produced by the subduction of the Pacific Plate?

• Mountains
• Volcanoes
• Trenches
• All of these features are produced

What is the best explanation for the cause of volcanoes near the Ring of Fire?

• Tectonic plates are spreading and allowing magma to rise to the surface
• The oceanic plate is melting and rising to the surface
• Earthquakes tear tectonic plates and allow magma to rise.
• The heat from friction melts the continental plate.

Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:

• Extinct Volcano
• Dormant Volcano
• Active Volcano
• What's a volcano?

A volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....

• Dormant
• Active
• Extinct
• Angry