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because the crust is thinner and the techtonic plates meet.
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Why are most volcanoes located on the edges on continents?
Vocanos are located on the edge of continents because they are gay
Are most earthquakes located near the edges or near the center of the continents?
Most earthquakes and volcanoes are on the Pacific rim of fire.
Are most volcanoes located near the edge or near the center of the continents?
they are located on the edge of plates because that's where the land grinds and shifts the most notable of the plate boundaries is the boundary around the pacific plate known as the ring of fire
In which area are volcanoes more likely to happen?
they are most likely to happen on the plate boundaries which are located at the edge of the continents. (or some are in the ocean)
Active volcanoes are most likely to form at .?
Volcanoes are most likely to form at the edges of the tectonic plates.
Where are most active volcanoes abundant?
Edges of tectonic plates
Is there a relationship between earthquakes and volcanoes?
Most volcanoes form along the edges of Earth's tectonic plates. Also most volcanic eruptions are preceded by earthquakes.
Are most volcanoes near edges?
yeas due to the fault line near the edge of the continent
Where are the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to the plate boundaries?
Most earthquakes occur on plate boundaries such as Japan and Chile and most volcanoes occur in diverging plate boundaries like Dallol and Iceland and the Pacific Ring of Fire like Ecuador and Indonesia
What place in the world do volcanoes occur?
Volcanoes mostly occur in areas where tectonic plates meet. Most of the active volcanoes in the world occur in what is called the Ring of Fire around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
Where are most of the Italian volcanoes located?
southeast italy
Where is most earthquakes and volcanoes located?
the ring of fire
