The Ring of Fire

What is the Ring of Fire?

• A misshapen horseshoe of volcanic lava flow

• A burning ring of fire

• A pattern of volcanic eruptions around the world

• A story of earthquakes and volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How many volcanic eruptions have occurred in the Ring of Fire?

• Less than 100

• Around 1,000

• Around 5,000

• Nearly 8 out of 10 recorded eruptions

What percentage of big earthquakes have occurred in the Ring of Fire?

• Less than 10%

• Around 30%

• Around 50%

• More than two-thirds

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many earthquakes measuring over eight have occurred in the Ring of Fire in the last 50 years?

• Less than 5

• Around 10

• Around 20

• 23

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the layers inside the Earth?

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• Crust, outer core, mantle, inner core

• Mantle, crust, outer core, inner core

• Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

What is the average temperature of the Earth's crust?

• 60 degrees

• 212 degrees

• 400 degrees

• 900 degrees

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What causes magma to rise to the Earth's surface and create volcanoes?

• Subduction of ocean plates

• Collisions of tectonic plates

• Hot spots within tectonic plates

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of tectonic plate boundary leads to earthquakes?

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Transform boundary

• Hot spot boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where do most earthquakes occur?

• Within tectonic plates

• At the Earth's core

• In the Ring of Fire

• In Antarctica

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the largest plate that rubs up against many other plates?

• Pacific plate

• Atlantic plate

• Indian plate

• Antarctic plate

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5