Quiz on the Ring of Fire

What is the Ring of Fire?

• A string of volcanoes and seismic activity around the Pacific Ocean

• A famous mountain range in Europe

• A large desert in Africa

• A series of rivers in South America

What type of geological features are part of the Ring of Fire?

• Deserts

• Ocean trenches

• Plateaus

• Glaciers

Which volcano is mentioned as part of the Ring of Fire in Antarctica?

• Mount Everest

• Mount Erebus

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Fuji

How many kilometers long is the Ring of Fire?

• 10,000 kilometers

• 20,000 kilometers

• 30,000 kilometers

• 40,000 kilometers

What can tectonic plates do?

• Remain completely still

• Only move apart

• Collide, move apart, or slide next to each other

• Only slide next to each other

What does subduction change dense mantle material into?

• Solid rock

• Buoyant magma

• Liquid water

• Dense gas

Which islands run parallel to the Aleutian Trench?

• Hawaiian Islands

• Aleutian Islands

• Canary Islands

• Galápagos Islands

What is the maximum depth of the Aleutian Trench?

• 5,000 meters

• 6,000 meters

• 7,679 meters

• 8,000 meters

What process involves magma welling up as the old crust pulls apart?

• Subduction

• Seafloor spreading

• Plate collision

• Faulting

What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone