Ring of Fire
Mountain Belt
Volcanic Island Arc
Hot Spots
Other Volcanic Activity
100
A zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
What is the Ring of Fire
100
Two plates collide; the denser plate slides under the other plate and becomes part of the mantle.
What is subduction?
100
A long, curved chain of volcanic islands
What is a volcanic island arc?
100
A region of volcanic activity in the middle of a tectonic plate.
What is a hot spot?
100
Geysers and hot springs
What are places of new volcanic activity?
200
Pacific Ocean
Where is the Ring of Fire located?
200
Closely spaced mountains
What is a mountain range?
200
Two oceanic plates collide with each other; one is forced under the other
What is subduction?
200
These islands are situated far from the nearest plate boundaries.
What are the Hawaiian Islands?
200
A stream of hot, bubbling water that flows out of the ground continuously. It occurs when magma heats water in the ground.
What is a hot spring?
300
The Pacific Basin
What does the Ring of Fire encircle?
300
Several mountain ranges that lie parallel to one another
What is a mountain belt?
300
Erupting lava and other materials pile up under the sea to form this type of volcano
What is a marine volcano?
300
New volcanic islands are formed as older ones move away.
How does a volcano form over a hot spot?
300
A fountain of hot water and steam that shoots into the air at regular or irregular intervals.
What is a geyser?
400
90%
What percentage of earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire?
400
Mount Shasta, Mount St Helens, Mount Ranier
What are the volcanoes of the Cascade Range or the Cascades?
400
Marine volcanoes that eventually rise above sea level are known as this landform.
What are islands?
400
What is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands?
What is Kauai?
400
A fountain of only steam that shoots into the air at regular or irregular intervals.
What is a fumarole?
500
Island arcs
What type of landform surrounds the Ring of Fire?
500
The Cascades or the Cascade Range
What is the closest mountain belt to Vacaville?
500
Japan, the Aleutian Islands and the Philippines are three examples.
What are island arcs?
500
The youngest of the Hawaiian Islands
What is island of Hawaii?
500
Hot water is less dense and rises back to the surface through cracks and fissures.
Why does a geyser erupt?
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