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Why do you think the area around the Pacific Plate is called the Pacific Ring of Fire?
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∙ 12y ago
Because the Pacific Ocean just has so many volcanoes.
The Ring of Fire, also known as the circum-Pacific seismic belt, is home to more than 75% of the world's volcanoes. About 90% of the world's earthquakes originate along the Ring of Fire.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is called the ring of fire because that is where most volcanic islands form.
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∙ 13y agoBecause the edges of it are on a tectonic plate, which rubs up against other tectonic plate, therefore, creating volcanoes.
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∙ 12y agoBecause circling the pacific plate is underwater volcanoes (hints) giving it the name "Ring of Fire"
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∙ 10y agoIt is appropriately called the "Ring of Fire" because of its frequency of volcanic activity.
Hope this helps!!
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∙ 6y agoThe Pacific Ocean is known as the Ring of Fire because it is along the boarder line of were all the volcanoes and earthquakes happen.
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