Plate Tectonics

Question 1

t Philippines has a ____________ long Philippine Fault Zone (PFZ)

Answer 1

1 200-km

Question 2

faults which have shown signs of

movement during the last 100 000 years

Answer 2

active faults

Question 3

also called the “Ring of Fire,” it is the
outer edge of the Pacific where most of
the world’s earthquakes occur and where
major volcanic mountains are found

Answer 3

circum-pacific belt

Question 4

shaking or trembling of the ground caused
by movement or breaking of rocks under
Earth’s surface

Answer 4

earthquake

Question 5

location on Earth’s surface directly above

the focus of an earthquake

Answer 5

epicenter

Question 6

a fracture along which the rocks on either

side have moved relative to each other

Answer 6

fault

Question 7

a hill or mountain formed when ash, gases,
molten rocks, lava, and rock fragments are
ejected from deep within Earth

Answer 7

volcano

Question 8

TRUE/FALSE: Many active volcanoes, deep ocean trenches, and high mountain
ranges are found along the edges of the Pacific Ocean in a zone
called the Circum-Pacific Belt

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

TRUE/FALSE: Mountain ranges and volcanoes in the Philippines occur farthest from the Philippine Fault Zone.

Answer 9

FALSE:

Mountain ranges and volcanoes in the Philippines occur ALONG or NEAR the Philippine Fault Zone.