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Why do you think that earthquakes and volcanoes occur in these main geologically active zones?
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∙ 12y ago
As the old crust enters the mantle it brings volatiles such as water with it. This lowers the melting point of the rock around it.
This melted material rises to the earths surface under pressure along with gases and may erupt in a volcano.
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∙ 11y ago
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Where does most of the worlds earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
There is a region called the Pacific Ring of Fire, which bounds the entire Pacific Ocean with active convergent tectonic plates that has most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes.It has 452 volcanoes and it is home to 75% of the world's dormant and active volcanoes.
What energy transfers occur in volcanoes and earthquakes?
by killing people
Earthquakes occur most often along the?
Earthquakes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Why do earthquakes occur in narrow belts?
Volcanoes occur in long, narrow belts because that's were the pate boundaries are.
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's earthquakes volcanoes and mountain building occur geologically?
plate boundaries
Why in some areas volcanoes occur while in other areas they don't have?
Many of the world's volcanoes occur along the edges of boundaries of the plates. Plate boundaries are among the most geologically active places on earth. Here, new rock is being both created and destroyed, so this is where most of the world's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.
Frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes occur in Japan because it is located on the Ring of Fire?
True
Do volcanoes occur in oceans and earthquakes occur on land?
Earthquakes and volcanoes both occur in land and ocean. =)
Does earth's moon have active volcanoes?
Seismic events on the moon are naturally called moonquakes, not earthquakes. They occur, but are less common and less powerful than those on Earth. The moon has no volcanoes since the magma that was under its surface long ago solidified.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are likely to occur?
Yes, they are likely to occur.
What are those active volcanoes under the sea in the Philippines?
The active volcanoes under the Philippines are part of the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire and the Pacific Plate are where the majority of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?
Volcanoes
Why do earthquakes occur at volcanoes?
To release pressure.
Do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur within plates or along the boundaries of plates?
Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly near the convergent plate boundary.
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands around the earth?
because the plates of earth is moving cause a big or small vibrate that cause earthquakes and cause a volcano to become active
Why is it unlikely for Northern Ireland not to have a major earthquake?
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