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Why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate boundries?

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earthquakes occur because plates move and they over lap causing an earthquake.

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Where are most of the earthquakes and volcanoes?

around plate boundries.


Why do so many of earths volcanoes occur along plate boundries?

Volcanoes occur near plate boudaries because volcanoes need water to erupt.


Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?

Volcanoes


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.


What might occur as a result of plate boundaries?

volcanoes earthquakes and a fault


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.


Were can volcanoes erupt?

Along plate boundries.


Where do volcanoes and earthquakes happen?

Earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and contiential plates.


Where do earthquakes volcanoes and mountains occur along?

Along the tectonic plate boundaries.


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 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