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This is where the weaknesses in the earths crust lie and it is the easiest place for lava to spew out of these weaker areas, therefore forming volcanoes

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Where are the volcanoes and the earthquakes commonly situated?

Around the edges of tectonic plates.


Explain why volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of Earth's moving plates?

Volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of Earth's moving plates because this is where the movement of the plates causes the Earth's crust to become thinner and more fractured. Magma from the mantle below the crust can then more easily rise up through these fractures, leading to volcanic activity. This process is known as plate tectonics.


Why are most earthquakes and volcanoes located near plate boundaries -?

Earthquakes and volcanoes frequently occur where edges of the earths plates are colliding and or moving away from another.


Why are volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of earth moving plates?

I don't know :( this is my assignment :P


What do you call volcanoes that aren't on plate boundary edges?

Such volcanoes are hot spot volcanoes.


Are volcanoes and earthquakes more frequently located along the edges or the middle of the continents?

edges


Where do volcanoes tend to exist?

On the edges of plate boundaries


Do volcanoes form only on the edges of plates?

Yes


Why Are Volcannoes Found Where They Are?

majority of valcanoes follow the edges of the tectonic plates, which are the weaker parts of earths crust, therefore volcanoes form durin the crust giving away to the pressure built up. other volcaoes form other places due to weak parts of earths crust


Where are most active volcanoes abundant?

Edges of tectonic plates


Active volcanoes are most likely to form at .?

Volcanoes are most likely to form at the edges of the tectonic plates.


Are volcanoes and earthquakes located in the middle of continents?

Volcanoes and earthquakes are typically located along the edges of tectonic plates, where the Earth's crust is more active. These areas include plate boundaries such as subduction zones, transform faults, and spreading centers. While it is less common, volcanic activity can also occur within continents, often associated with hotspots or rift zones.