Trivia
What do we call the area around the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes and earthquakes?
The Ring of Fire
What shape does the Ring of Fire make around the Pacific Ocean?
A ring or circle
What is the name of the big plate under the Pacific Ocean?
Pacific Plate
What comes out of a volcano when it erupts?
Lava
What do we call the shaking of the ground?
Earthquake
What ocean is in the center of the Ring of Fire?
Pacific Ocean
The Ring of Fire has the most ______ in the world.
Volcanoes
The Pacific Plate moves slowly over other plates. What does this cause?
Earthquakes and volcanoes
What is hot melted rock inside the Earth called?
Magma
What should you do during an earthquake? Name the 3 steps
Drop, cover, and hold on
True or False: Philippines, and Japan are part of the Ring of Fire.
True
True or False: The Ring of Fire is full of mountains and islands.
True
What happens when two plates crash together?
Mountains or volcanoes form
What volcano in the Philippines erupted in 1991?
Mount Pinatubo
What tool measures the strength of an earthquake?
Seismograph
What kind of natural events often happen in the Ring of Fire?
Volcanoes and earthquakes
The Ring of Fire is also known as the world’s most ______ area.
Active earthquake zone
What happens when plates slide past each other?
Earthquake
What volcano near Manila is famous for its lake inside a crater?
Taal Volcano
What causes earthquakes in the Ring of Fire?
Moving or colliding plates
Why do scientists study the Ring of Fire?
To learn how to stay safe from volcanoes and earthquakes
What causes the Ring of Fire to be so active?
Moving plates under the Earth
The Pacific Plate moves a few ______ each year.
Centimeters
What do we call volcanoes that have not erupted for a long time?
Dormant or extinct volcanoes
What scale do scientists use to measure how strong an earthquake is?
Richter scale