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