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What is the role of the pacific ring of fire in the formation of volcanos?
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∙ 13y ago
The pacific rain of fire turns counterclockwise which melts it also turns the plate and it forms volcanoes.
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Volcanos form a ring of fire around the plate boundaries in the pacific ocean how might this provide evidence that the plates are moving?
Volcanoes are ofrenda found in subduction
What is dangerous about the Pacific Ocean?
The pacific ring of fire.
Where is the ring fire?
the perimeter of the Pacific Ocean
What do you call the area of frequent earthquakes circling the pacific is called?
It is called the Ring of Fire The "circum-Pacific seismic belt" is the actual name. It is also nicknamed the "Ring of Fire". The area is along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, and 81% of the world's earthquakes occur there. The area extends from Chile, in South America, north to New Zealand.
What causes the formation of the Ring of Fire?
Volcanoes around the Ring of Fire occur mainly where moving plates collide
How many vocanoes in pacific ring of fire?
There are 22 active volcanos in the Pacific Ring of fire.
How where the islands of japan made?
Subduction zone volcanos from the Pacific ring of fire.
The - is a belt of volcanos around the rim of the pacific ocean?
The 'Ring of Fire' is a series of volcanos along the west Pacific rim, including New Zealand, New Guinea, the Philipines, and Japan.
What is the name of the famous ''ring'' of volcanos?
The name of the famous "ring" of volcanoes is the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is a region in the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur due to the movement of tectonic plates.
Where is the largest area of active earthquakes and volcanos in the world?
The Ring of Fire, which stretches around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
Where are some places that volcanoes are at?
Most volcanos are along the "Ring of Fire" -- a zone along the edges of the Pacific Ocean. See link below for a picture of the location of the Ring of Fire
What is the name for the famous ring of volcanos?
ring of fire
What is a good name for the pacific area with more than its share volcanoes?
Area Where Earthquakes and Volcanos Are CommonThat area is called the Ring of Fire.
How many volcanos surround the ring of fire?
There are about 452 volcanoes in The Ring of Fire.
What is the name of the famous ring of volcanos?
The ring of FIRE! lol
In which ocean is the famous ring of volcanos located?
pacific ocean
Where do most volcanos occur on earth surface?
They occur at plate boundaries (Pacific rim "Ring of Fire") or at mantle hot spots (Hawaii, Iceland).
