Types of Earthquakes: - Group 2
Types of Earthquakes: - Group 2
Types of Earthquakes: - Group 2
EARTHQUAKES
-GROUP 2
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is a sudden vibration of the earth
surface due to the rapid release of stored energy
between tectonic plates.
Volcanism is
mostly
focused at
plate
margins
Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes
and is home to over 75% of the world's
active and dormant volcanoes
The Ring of Fire is a direct result of
plate tectonics and the movement and
collisions of crustal plates
What causes the magma to escape the mantle and
come up through the crust of Earth?
Subduction Zone Volcanoes
– Remember that subduction happens at
convergent plates
Divergent Zone Volcanoes
– This results in ridges
What are Hotspot Volcanoes?