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Volcanoes occur near plate boudaries because volcanoes need water to erupt.

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Why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate boundries?

earthquakes occur because plates move and they over lap causing an earthquake.


Do Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones.?

No, hotspot volcanoes do not occur along subduction zones. They occur when plates pass over mantle hot spots.


Where do earthquakes volcanoes and mountains occur along?

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Do volcanoes occur randomly over Earth's surface?

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Where do Most of the earths volcanoes occur where?

In the "Ring of Fire" on the Pacific Rim (a.k.a. Pacific Ocean)


Where volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

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Volcanoes usually occur along what plate boundaries?

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Volcanoes that form along a mid-ocean ridge occur a diverging plate boundary?

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Where do the volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

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How the location of volcanoes is related to the theory of plate tectonics?

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