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Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur at the dividing lines between sections of the Earth's crust as the sections move in relation to each other. The sections are called tectonic plates, and where they collide with each other it is called a fault or fault line.
If two plates are unable to move easily past each other, pressure can build until it exceeds the friction between the plates. When a plate suddenly moves or slides, the energy release is felt as an earthquake on the surface.
Volcanoes get their liquid rock (magma, or lava) from the melting of crustal material, usually as it is forced beneath another layer of crust into the hotter region called the mantle (the continents and other land masses "float" on a layer of dense liquid rock).
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Do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur within plates or along the boundaries of plates?
Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly near the convergent plate boundary.
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.
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur near the edges of the continents?
maybe
What regions do earthquakes mostly occur?
earthquakes usually occur at tectonic plate boundaries
Do volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur ONLY at the boundaries?
No. Volcanoes can be found at hot spots away from plate boundaries. These volcanoes can produce earthquakes. Earthquakes can also occur at areas of ancient geologic activty such as failed rifts and can occur as a result fo glacier retreating.
Do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur within plates or along the boundaries of plates?
Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly near the convergent plate boundary.
Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Earthquakes occur most often along the?
Earthquakes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are likely to occur?
Yes, they are likely to occur.
Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?
Volcanoes
Why do earthquakes occur at volcanoes?
To release pressure.
What geological hazards are on the pacific plate?
Storms (Hurricanes, typhoons) earthquakes, and in some cases, volcanos erupting. They are also exposed to tsunami flooding after an earthquake.
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.
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes mostly frequently occur?
Underground Earthquakes occur along fault lines. Volcanoes are all over the world but a good place to find one is in the Ring of Fire.
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.
Why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate boundries?
earthquakes occur because plates move and they over lap causing an earthquake.
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes commonly occur?
Along fault lines
