What is the Ring of Fire?
What does this area contain?
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
How many volcanoes are inside?
Name 2 natural disasters that are common
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
A volcano that is not currently active but may become active in the future.
The large, moving pieces of the Earth's crust that collide, separate, and grind past one another, causing earthquakes and volcanic activity in the Ring of Fire
Tectonic Plates
do you think there will be more islands or less islands in these area?
More over the years.
How long is it in miles?
25,000 miles
What trench is in the Ring of fire?
Mariana Trench
The geological process where one tectonic plate slides underneath another and sinks into the Earth's mantle
Subduction
The shaking of the Earth's crust, including earthquakes, which are frequent in the Ring of Fire
Seismic Activity
How the ring of fire get its name?
The Ring of Fire got its name because it is a roughly horseshoe-shaped zone around the Pacific Ocean that contains most of the world's volcanoes and earthquakes
What is the second name for the Ring of Fire?
Circum Pacific Belt
Does it have long term impact?
YES
Volcanic soil in these regions is rich in minerals, making it highly fertile for agriculture.True or False?
True
Deep depressions in the ocean floor created where one tectonic plate is subducting under another
Oceanic Trenches
What shape is the Circum Pacific Belt?
Horseshoe
The tectonic activity along the Ring of Fire create as a result?
The tectonic activity along the Ring of Fire also results in about 90% of the world’s earthquakes, including the Valdivia Earthquake of Chile in 1960, the strongest recorded earthquake at 9.5 out of 10 on the Richter scale.
What percent of earthquakes is caused by ring of fire?
90%
Did many of the world's most powerful tsunamis have originated from earthquakes within the Ring of Fire?
YES!
A chain of volcanoes that forms as a result of subduction, a common feature along the Ring of Fire
Volcanic Arcs
What plate does this area rest on?
Atlantic Plate
Name 5 countries in the Ring of Fire
Eurasian, North American, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, Caribbean, Nazca, Antarctic, Indian, Australian, Philippine,
Name 3 ways it effects people
catastrophic destruction, trigger devastating tsunamis, disrupt air travel with ash, and have long-term impacts on climate, ecosystems, and human communities
Many of the world's most powerful tsunamis have originated from earthquakes within the Ring of Fire.
78-80%
An alternative name for the Ring of Fire, referencing its location along the Pacific Ocean's rim
Circum Pacific Belt