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Why do so many earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the ring of fire?
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∙ 10y ago
The ring of fire has so many earth quakes because it is were the pacific techtonic plate meets the land's techtonic plate. As you know earthquakes are caused by the motion of techtonic plates either sliding onto one another, or simply grinding. Because they are always moving there is always a high risk or earth quakes.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause thay is where the cracks in the Earths surface are. That's called plate tectonics. When the move it creates volcanoes, and earthquakes which is basically what the Ring of Fire is. Its a border of Volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean :)
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∙ 11y agoThe ring of fire is a ring of volcanoes surroundin the pacific sea and it is 40,000 km long. It has 75 %of all the worlds active volcanoes and produces 90% of the earths earthqake. In short yes, it has the most of anywere in the world.
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∙ 10y agoThe Pacific Ring of Fire is located on a large amount of plate boundaries. At these plate boundaries there is a lot of movement between plates and this causes earthquakes and volcanic formation and eruptions.
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∙ 14y agoYes: up to 90% of earthquakes happen along the Ring of Fire, also known as the Pacific Rim of Fire.
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∙ 14y agoAbout 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
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∙ 11y agothe related of a ring of fire
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Is this statement true or false A large number of volcanoes and earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire because several faults exist at plate boundaries in this region.?
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In what area of the world are Earthquakes most common?
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
Do you find earthquakes or volcanoes in the Philippines?
of course...we have volcanoes and we are located at the Pacific Ring of Fire
Ring of fire facts?
The Ring of Fire is a circle of volcanoes that rings the Pacific Ocean. The volcanoes are particularly active and earthquakes are a common malady.
Where do most of the worlds earthquakes occur around?
the Ring of Fire.
Earthquakes occur most often along the?
Earthquakes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
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 percent of earths earthquakes occur along the ring of fire?
About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
How is volcanoes and earthquakes are alike?
They are both along the Ring of Fire.
What are volcanoes and earthquakes likely to occur?
If you mean "where" earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to occur it is in what's called the "ring of fire" which is the coastal ring around the Pacific Ocean.
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes mostly frequently occur?
Underground Earthquakes occur along fault lines. Volcanoes are all over the world but a good place to find one is in the Ring of Fire.
A large number of volcanoes and earthquakes occur along the ring of fire because several faults exist at plate boundaries in the region?
True
What might be the hazards at living near the ring of fire?
About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the circum-Pacific seismic belt, also known as the Ring ofFire.
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 earthquakes and volcanoes happen in the ring of fire?
along the edge of the pacific plate
Is this statement true or false A large number of volcanoes and earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire because several faults exist at plate boundaries in this region.?
c
Frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes occur in Japan because it is located on the Ring of Fire?
True
