Ring of Fire

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

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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The process by which one plate is forced under another

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is true of tectonic plates?

• They are constantly moving

• Earthquakes cause them to move

• They don't move for hundreds and hundreds of years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of convergent boundary is this?

• Ocean vs Ocean

• Ocean vs Continent

• Continent vs Continent

• Slab Pull Boundary

This diagram is an example of what type of convergent boundary?

• Ocean vs Ocean

• Ocean vs Continent

• Continent vs Continent

• Divergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which cross section of earthquakes below the surface best matches the convergent boundary model underneath South America?

• 
• 
• Neither of these choices supports the model.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What kinds of boundaries can cause volcanoes (either mountains or islands)?

• Divergent Boundaries

• Ocean vs Ocean Convergent Boundaries

• Ocean vs Continent Convergent Boundaries

• Continent vs Continent Convergent Boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the WRONG lesson to learn from plate tectonics?

• We won't recognize our planet in the future - it will constantly be changing itself for the rest of time.

• The Earth will continue to experience earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis along plate boundaries.

• Change is inevitable (unstoppable).

• The Earth is done changing and the continents will now lock into their current position forever.

• Never underestimate how small changes can add up to BIG things.

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

• 1/2-- 50%

• ALL OF THEM

• 3/4- -75%

• 1/5-- 20%

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3