What are location of a volcanoes?

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∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Nearly all of them are located in chains stretching across the earth, often for many thousands of miles. Geologists believe that this distribution is related to a theory of the development of the earths surface called plate tectonics.

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Why do California have volcanoes?

California is in a location that is more prone to volcanoes.

What is the location of volcanoes?

ring of fire

Where is the location of the active volcanoes?

in huwai

What is the name of the location that has a large number of volcanoes?

Hawaii

Location of all volcanoes?

On the ground. There is one on Mars, too.

Do volcanoes have a pattern to their location?

yes, they tend to be on plate boundaries :)

How the location of volcanoes is related to the theory of plate tectonics?

Volcanoes usually occur along the line where two plates meet.

What relationship exists between the location of earthquakes and the location of volcanoes?

Both Volcanoes and earthquakes are located where plates of the earth's crust are coming together. This motion and interaction at the edges of the plates is called plate tectonics.

What do volcanoes demonstraight about plate boundaries?

Active volcanoes demonstraight the location of active plate boundries. Dormant volcanoes, such as the Japanese island chain, demonstraight how plate boundries have shifted over time.

Why Philippines has many active volcanoes?

Because the Philippines is in the location of the RING OF FIRE

Why is the movement of crustal plates so important to the location of volcanoes?

because it is because it is

How do volcanoes help to identify the location plates boundaries?

when the water gets hot

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