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because tectonic plates push together, and they don't have any where to go but up, so a volcano is formed! that is how mountains are formed also.

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What do fault lines and volcanoes have to do with one another?

The most active fault lines are usually at boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes form at boundaries where plates either come together or move apart. Additionally, in an area where conditions are right for volcanoes to form, faults can provide a pathway for magma to reach to surface to form a volcano, thus influencing where volcanoes form on a localized scale.


What are the belts called that most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on?

Earthquakes and volcanoes often occur along the boundaries of tectonic plates. These boundaries are known as plate boundaries or fault lines. The most active areas for earthquakes and volcanoes are the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Plate and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where new oceanic crust is formed.


Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur near the edges of the continents?

Earthquakes and volcanoes mainly occur near the edges of continents because of plate tectonics. This is where tectonic plates interact, leading to the formation of fault lines, subduction zones, and volcanic arcs. The movement of these plates causes intense geological activity, resulting in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


Where are volcano and earthquakes likely to occur?

Between plate or along fault lines.


What landforms occur on transform boundaries?

Transform boundaries are characterized by lateral sliding of tectonic plates, resulting in faults and fractures in the Earth's crust. Some landforms that can occur along transform boundaries include strike-slip faults, valleys, and linear ridges formed by tectonic activity. These boundaries do not typically exhibit prominent landforms such as mountains or trenches like other plate boundaries.

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Where do earthquakes and volcanoes commonly occur?

Along fault lines


Why are the earthquakes and volcanic belts roughly the same?

Because most volcanoes occur along 'fault lines' in the Earth's crust. It's the movement of these same fault lines that cause Earthquakes.


Where do most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

HaitiJapan has quite a lot as it is on the boundary of several tectonic plates.


Why are there volcanoes popping up everywhere?

They do not pop up everywhere. they only occur along the fault lines (where the plates that form the earth's crust meet). Volcanoes have been occurring along fault lines since the creation of the earth's crust (billions of years)


Where do composite volcanoes occur on?

fault zones


Why earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the same part of the world?

because the fault lines when they move it causes the vocanoes to start erupting.


Where are do other volcanoes erupt if it doesn't on fault lines?

America


What might occur as a result of plate boundaries?

volcanoes earthquakes and a fault


Where do the volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

They Can occur anywere a Fault Line is on Earth They happen when earths crust releases and the Fault Line send out Energy =p


Do most earthquakes occur on fault lines?

Yes, most earthquakes occur on fault lines because these are locations where tectonic plates experience stress and movement, causing them to release energy in the form of an earthquake. Fault lines are areas where the Earth's crust is weak and more prone to seismic activity.


What is the meaning of fault lines?

FAULT LINES - These are lines that is prone to earthquakes just like in the Pacific Ring Of Fire it is the ring like line in the Pacific Ocean which involves many active volcanoes


What do fault lines and volcanoes have to do with one another?

The most active fault lines are usually at boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes form at boundaries where plates either come together or move apart. Additionally, in an area where conditions are right for volcanoes to form, faults can provide a pathway for magma to reach to surface to form a volcano, thus influencing where volcanoes form on a localized scale.