Question

What is the Ring of Fire, and why is it an area that experiences more volcanic eruptions and earthquakes? Why would you have to prepare for these events? Explain your answer in at least three sentences.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I don't need the ring of fire part I already know what that is

Answer 3

The Ring of Fire is an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. In a 40,000 km (25,000 mi) horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements. It has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes.[1] The Ring of Fire is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt.

Answer 4

thx

Answer 5

also

The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics and the movement and collisions of lithospheric plates.[7] The eastern section of the ring is the result of the Nazca Plate and the Cocos Plate being subducted beneath the westward moving South American Plate. The Cocos Plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate, in Central America. A portion of the Pacific Plate along with the small Juan de Fuca Plate are being subducted beneath the North American Plate. Along the northern portion, the northwestward-moving Pacific plate is being subducted beneath the Aleutian Islands arc. Farther west, the Pacific plate is being subducted along the Kamchatka Peninsula arcs on south past Japan. The southern portion is more complex, with a number of smaller tectonic plates in collision with the Pacific plate from the Mariana Islands, the Philippines, Bougainville, Tonga, and New Zealand; this portion excludes Australia, since it lies in the center of its tectonic plate. Indonesia lies between the Ring of Fire along the northeastern islands adjacent to and including New Guinea and the Alpide belt along the south and west from Sumatra, Java, Bali, Flores, and Timor. The famous and very active San Andreas Fault zone of California is a transform fault which offsets a portion of the East Pacific Rise under southwestern United States and Mexico. The motion of the fault generates numerous small earthquakes, at multiple times a day, most of which are too small to be felt.


by wikipedia

Answer 6

I would not trust wikipedia. I dont know much about the ring of fire, but these websites should help you.

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/encyclopedia/ring-fire/
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/what-quotring-firequot

Answer 7

http://www.kids-fun-science.com/pacific-ring-of-fire.html

Answer 8

there is no reason not to trust wikipedia because it is still the best and most detailed source of information.