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Ethan Suznevich
Instructor: Malcolm Campbell
English 1102
1/22/14
Why do Earthquakes and Volcanoes Occur Around the Ring of Fire
Introduction/Overvie
The !ing o" #ire$ is a ring aroun% the &aci"ic 'cean that consists o" most o" the
earth(ua)es an% volcanoes* The+ actuall+ occur all the time it,s -ust .e onl+ recognize the high
magnitu%e ones* The !ing o" #ire$ isn,t a ring o" scattere% earth(ua)es an% volcanoes* The+ are
locate% on the surroun%ing tectonic plates*
The reason I li)e this topic is because I ha% ta)en a geolog+ class last semester that
intereste% me a lot an% I .oul% al.a+s as) m+ pro"essor (uestions* The (uestions about geologic
time an% about the !ing o" #ire$ are .hat interest me the most* So I .ill probabl+ use the te/t
boo) "rom that class .hich I )ept "or personal interest in the "irst place* It is calle% The Essential
Earth secon% e%ition b+: 0or%an 1rotzinger* I .ill also use +our moo%le page an% the librar+* I
guess choosing librar+ boo)s over the internet "or research can be consi%ere% ol% "ashione% but I
)no. that I %e"initel+ get much more out o" it*
Initial Inquiry !uestion"s#
2h+ is the earth so active .ith volcanoes an% earth(ua)es aroun% the !ing o" #ire$3
2h+ are earth(ua)es an% volcanoes so "re(uentl+ active aroun% the !ing o" #ire$3 2h+ is
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4a.aii so a""ecte% b+ earth(ua)es an% volcanoes .hen it,s nearl+ in the mi%%le o" the !ing o"
#ire$3
$y Interest in this %o&ic
I thin) I .ill %e"initel+ be able to sta+ intereste% in this topic since I reall+ en-o+ the
overall stu%+ o" geolog+* I alrea%+ )no. a "air amount about the !ing o" #ire$ but a thing that is
as m+sterious or (uestionable as this is I shoul% be able to "in% out so much more about this
topic*
'e(t )te&s
5i)e I ha% state% earlier I ha% love% m+ geolog+ class so much that I )ept m+ geolog+
boo)* It is calle% The Essential Earth secon% e%ition b+: 0or%an 1rotzinger* I .ill also spen% a lot
o" time in the librar+ to "in% some interesting boo)s* I coul% even use m+ access to m+ online
+ourgeolog+portal*com/ to "in% ver+ %etaile% .ebsites*