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  • 20-05-2021
  • Geography
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Explain how volcanoes are formed and why there are so many volcanoes along the Ring of Fire.

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  • 20-05-2021

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The abundance of volcanoes and earthquakes along the Ring of Fire is caused by the amount of movement of tectonic plates in the area. Along much of the Ring of Fire, plates overlap at convergent boundaries called subduction zones. ... As rock is subducted, it melts and becomes magma

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