Matching Pairs Plates, earthquakes, volcanoesOnline version Lesson 2 by Elizabeth Adames 1 fault 2 gravity and convection currents 3 Atlantic Ocean 4 lithosphere 5 an earthquake 6 plate boundaries 7 volcanic island 8 landslides and tsunamis 9 epicenter This forms when a volcano reaches the surface of the water These are the edges of the plates Sight of a spreading plate boundary Reasons why plates move Composed of sections called plates The force people feel when two plates jerk into a new position A crack in the Earth's crust Examples of rapid destruction caused by earthquakes The place on Earth's surface above a focus during an earthquake is the