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Ring of Fire - Coggle Diagram
Ring of Fire
Common Names
Rim of Fire
Circum-Pacific belt
Pacific Ring of Fire
Effects / Results / Consequences
Magma
Volcanoes
Volcano arcs
Volcano belts
About 75% of the Earth's volcanoes
More than 450 volcanoes (active and inactive)
Lava flow
Earthquakes
Responsible for about 90% of Earth's earthquakes
Ocean Trenches
Major Historical Events
Major Volcanic Eruptions
Krakatoa (1883)
Novarupta (1912)
Mount Saint Helens (1980)
Moun Ruiz (1985)
Mount Pinatubo (1991)
Mount Tambora (1815)
Earthquakes
Chile earthquake of 1960
Alaska earthquake of 1964
Chile earthquake of 2010
Japan earthquake of 2011
Tsunami
Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004
Caused by underwater earthquake
Dimensions
~40,000 kilometers in length
~25,000 miles in length
Causes
Tectonic Plate Movement
Involved plates
Cocos Plate
South American Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
North American Plate
Filipino Plate
Nazca Plate
Pacific Plate
Subduction
Juan de Fuca under the North American Plate
Cocos Plate under the South American Plate
Filipino Plate and the Pacific Plate converging
Creation of the Mariana Trench
Transform faults
North American Plate and the Pacific Plate