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Intense earthquakes move the lava in the volcanoe causing it to shake and want to errupt from massive movement.
The tectonic plates comprising the Pacific Ocean basin are being subducted under the tectonic plates comprising the continents enclosing the Pacific ocean. These oceanic plates contain significant amounts of water, which lowers the rock's melting temperature. As the subducting plate material goes lower, it gets hotter and is put under high pressure. When the rock gets hot enough to melt the pressure pushes it into cracks in the overlying continental plate edge. When the melted oceanic crustal rock can make it to the surface of the continental crustal rock a volcano is created. Such volcanoes tend to be explosive due to the high water content of the lava, which flashes to steam upon escape.
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What is the ring if fire?
a ring of volcanoes
Why is there an area called the ring of fire?
The ring of fire is called the ring of fire. It is a chain of volcanoes in the pacific ocean.
Where do most volcanoes happen?
Volcanoes are most commonly found along tectonic plate boundaries, such as the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. This is where the movement of plates creates conditions for magma to rise to the surface and form volcanic activity.
How do volcanoes form in the ring of fire?
Volcanoes in the Ring of Fire are formed due to the subduction of tectonic plates. In this region, the Pacific Plate is being forced beneath other plates, leading to intense geological activity that results in volcanic eruptions. This subduction process creates magma chambers beneath the Earth's crust, which can lead to the formation of volcanoes when the magma rises to the surface.
What percentage of the world's volcanoes are on the ring of fire?
Number of Volcanoes in the Ring of Fire500 volcanoes comprise the Ring of Fire, a group of volcanoes that form more of a horseshoe than a ring along the coasts on both sides of the Pacific Ocean and extends to islands east of Australia. 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes are part of the Ring of Fire.
What is the ring of volcanoes called?
The Ring of Fire
What does the ring of fire as to with the ring?
The ring is the circle of countries that have volcanoes in it.
How many volcanos surround the ring of fire?
There are about 452 volcanoes in The Ring of Fire.
How did the ring of fire come the ring of fire?
Because most volcanoes are around it.
What is the location of volcanoes?
ring of fire
What is the circle of volcanic mountains in the pacific ocean?
Nippon
Is the ring of fire a major belt of fire?
The 'Ring of Fire' is actually the edge of the Pacific Plate. It is called the 'Ring of Fire' because it is a ring lined with lots and lots of volcanoes. If what you mean by belt is a mostly straight line, then no, it is a deformed and distorted ring, with many volcanoes out of line, but shaped like a strange circle. The 'Ring of Fire' is not a belt of fire at all. The fire is supposed to be lava! The fire comes from the volcanoes... as you may know! In shorter words, it is a circle of volcanoes that line the Pacific Plate.
