Ring of Fire

This is the area around the Pacific ocean with intense tectonic action

• The Ring of Fire

• The Ring of the Pacific

• The Pacific Fire

• The Ring of Volcanos

This is when one tectonic plate slips under another plate

• Subduction

• Abduction

• Convergent

• Divergent

Formed from earthquakes and eruptions of magma; located on land or as island chains

• Volcanos

• Earthquakes

• Lava pits

• The Ring of Fire

Caused by the slippage of two tectonic plates

• Earthquake

• Tidal Wave

• Tsunami

• Tornado

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Black Sea

This is the "actual" shape of the Ring of Fire

• Horseshoe

• Circle

• Square

• Triangle

Approximately how many miles long is the Ring of Fire

• 25,000

• 35,000

• 2,500

• 250,000

All along this ring, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common because of tectonic plate boundaries and movements.

• True

• False

A moving section of the Earth's crust

• Tectonic Plates

• Tectonic Crust

• Tectonic Shift

• Tectonic Pilates

A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.

• Tsunami

• Tidal Wave

• Flood

• Mudslide