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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.


Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?

Volcanoes


Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?

Earthquakes are likely to occur along tectonic plate boundaries where there is movement and stress in the Earth's crust. Volcanoes are likely to occur at convergent plate boundaries, divergent plate boundaries, and hotspots where magma from the Earth's mantle reaches the surface.


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.


What might occur as a result of plate boundaries?

volcanoes earthquakes and a fault


Where do volcanoes and earthquakes happen?

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


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 do earthquakes volcanoes and mountains occur along?

Along the tectonic plate boundaries.


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


Where do most of earth volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

along plate boundaries


Why is there a frequency of earthquakes and volcanoes?

The reason why is because the tectonic plates never stop moving. When one plate collides with another it causes volcanoes and earthquakes to occur.