0
What else can I help you with?
Why do most volcanoes occur around the Pacific Ocean?
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur around the Pacific Ocean basin in a roughly horseshoe shaped ring called the Rim or Ring of Fire. This is where the seismic activity is most intense due to the movement of the tectonic plates.
Which country is known as country of earthquakes and volcanoes?
Earthquakes and volcanoes are usually found near plate boundaries.
What is the Ring of Fire and how is it related to Southeast Asia?
The ring of fire is a string of volcanoes that are seismicly active. Around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
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.
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen in the ring of fire?
along the edge of the pacific plate
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.
What is the ocean where the Ring of Fire exists?
The Ring of Fire is the name given to the region of earthquakes zones and volcanoes which runs around the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
Why are earthquakes and volcanoes frequert in japan?
Because Japan lies in the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes that ring the Pacific Ocean.
Where is the largest area of the active earthquakes and volcanoes in the world?
The Ring of Fire, which stretches around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
Zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean?
The Ring of Fire
Which ocean has a ring of volcanoes on the land surrounding it?
The Pacific Ocean has a ring of volcanoes known as the Ring of Fire. This area is located in the Pacific Ocean basin and is characterized by frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity due to plate tectonics.
What zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean?
The Ring of Fire
Why do most volcanoes occur around the Pacific Ocean?
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur around the Pacific Ocean basin in a roughly horseshoe shaped ring called the Rim or Ring of Fire. This is where the seismic activity is most intense due to the movement of the tectonic plates.
Where is the largest area of active earthquakes and volcanoes in the world?
The largest area of active earthquakes and volcanoes in the world is known as the Ring of Fire. It is a horseshoe-shaped zone around the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur due to tectonic plate movements. It spans from the west coast of the Americas to Asia.
Where is the largest belt of active volcanoes and earthquakes?
Hint: it is around the Pacific Ocean and it is also a Johnny Cash song.The Pacific Ring of Fire
What is the pacafic ring of the fire?
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped region in the Pacific Ocean basin known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. It is home to approximately 75% of the world's active volcanoes and experiences about 90% of the world's earthquakes. The Ring of Fire is located along the edges of the Pacific Plate, where it intersects with other tectonic plates.
Is the ring of fire is called because it has loads of volcanoes?
The border of the Pacific Ocean is a tectonically active zone with lots of earthquakes and volcanoes; you are correct that it is the volcanoes which have inspired the term "ring of fire".
