Trivia
What ocean does the ring of Fire surround ?
Pacific Ocean ?
What is another name for the ring of Fire ?
Circum - Pacific Belt
The older part is cooling faster
True or False ?
False
Where do volcanoes occur ?
Subduction zone
What does seismically mean ?
Earthquake
Where does Japan lie along the ring of Fire ?
Western edge
What else “ lives” in the ring of Fire
Hot spots
Around how old is the oldest part of the pacific plate ?
Around 100 million years old
Where in the world are volcanoes the most active on the pacific plate ?
Indonesia
What is used to measure the magnitude of Earthquakes ?
Seismometers
The ring of Fire traces the meeting point of many what ?
Tectonic Plates
How long is the ring of Fire in miles and kilometers ?
25,000 mi and 40,000 km
Around how old is the youngest part of the pacific plate ?
2 million years old
_ % of volcanoes are caused because of the ring of Fire
What is the percent ?
75%
_% of the earthquakes are caused by the ring of Fire
What is the percent ?
90%
What is the deepest trench in the ring of fire called ?
Mariana Trench
How many volcanoes belong to the ring of Fire ?
452 volcanoes
Pacific plate is the smallest plate
True or False ?
False it is actually the largest
_ % of the worlds volcanic activity takes place in Japan
What is the percent ?
10%
What was the name of the strongest Earthquake?
Valdivia Earthquake
What is the major site of sea floor spreading
East pacific rise
How was the Ring of Fire created and what was the plate boundary called ? ( ex. divergent)
Oceanic plates slid under continental plate , convergent
How large is the Pacific plate in square kilometers?
100 million square kilometers
What was the name of the strongest recorded volcano eruption and what was the date of the eruption ?
Mount Tambora , 1815
When did the strongest earthquake ever recorded in history happen and how high was it on the richter scale?
1960, 9.5