a zone within the pacific ocean that covers a collection of moving plate edges forming a "ring" of volcanoes that causes earthquakes

buoyant molten rocks also known as magma rises towards the surface and extruded as lava during a volcanic eruption

what is the meaning of PHILVOCS?

those that erupted within the last 10,000 years

have not erupted for atleast 10,000 years and are not expected to erupt again in the future

occur when rocks in the lithosphere rupture or move in order to release accumulated energy and stress

breakd in earth's crust where rocks move or slide past one another

formed when two plates crash on each other

found beneath the ocean and formed in mid-ocean ridges

the surface directly above hypocenter

located below earth's surface where the earthquake originated

the surface where the slip occurs

it is the measure of the degree of shaking experienced in an area

formed when two plates move forward each other

occurs when two plates simply slide past each other

formed when two plates move away from each other resulting to an upward movement

tectonic plates interact at locations called ...

a layer made up of solid iron and nickel and is the hottest spot on the planet

a liquid layer of nickel and iron

the thick layer made up of molten rocks covering the center

outer solid rock layer

a landform produced by a divergent boundary

two oceanic crust converge, the denser the oceanic block sinks beneath the other

when two plates converge, it produces spectacular mountain ranges

oceanic collides with a continent

select 3 examples of active volcanoes

land

living things

air

water