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Most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located in a belt know as the This area surrounding the Pacific plate also has the largest number of occurrences of earthquakes on Earth.?
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Zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean?
The Ring of Fire
The system of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific ocean?
the ring of fire
A large belt of mountain ranges and volcanoes surrounds the pacific ocean. Which events are most closely associated with these mountains and volcanoes?
Earthquakes
Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?
The answer is that earthquakes and volcanoes are most frequent along Tectonic plate boundaries, these are the natural pieces that the continents and oceans are on.
Is there evidance that the volcanoes and earthquakes are common in coasts and islands along the edges of the pacific ocean?
yes
Zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean?
The Ring of Fire
What zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean?
The Ring of Fire
Which ocean has a ring of volcanoes on the land surrounding it?
The Pacific Ocean has a ring of volcanoes known as the Ring of Fire. This area is located in the Pacific Ocean basin and is characterized by frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity due to plate tectonics.
What ocean has a line of earthquakes and volcanoes around it?
Pacific
What ocean has a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes around it?
Pacific Ocean
Do you find earthquakes or volcanoes in the Philippines?
of course...we have volcanoes and we are located at the Pacific Ring of Fire
The system of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific ocean?
the ring of fire
Japan is located in an area with active volcanoes and earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean known as the?
The Pacific ring of fire.
Why are there earthquakes in the region of pacific plate and north America plan despite the absence of volcanoes?
The Pacific plate is sliding past the North American plate.Both move in same direction, but the Pacific plate is moving faster.The result is earthquakes now and then-but no volcanoes.
What plates do earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur at?
The edge of the Pacific plate is known as the "Ring of Fire" because it has very high concentrations of earthquakes and volcanoes. However, most plate boundaries are capable of producing earthquakes and volcanoes at least occasionally.
Where in the world are earthquakes more common?
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
What are volcanoes and earthquakes likely to occur?
If you mean "where" earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to occur it is in what's called the "ring of fire" which is the coastal ring around the Pacific Ocean.
