EARTH SCIENCE
SEISMOLOGY
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Question
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The section of the volcano which the most activity takes place in
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A section along the pacific ocean where a hot spot of volcanoes are located.
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The most deadly volcano in the world
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. It is largely a result of Plate Tectonics where massive Pacific Plate interacts with less-dense plates surrounding it.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics. Much of the volcanic activity occurs along subduction zones, which are convergent plate boundaries where two tectonic plates come together.
Detailed explanation-3: -One such area is the circum-Pacific Ring of Fire, where the Pacific Plate meets many surrounding tectonic plates. The Ring of Fire is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -The area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean that hosts more than 40 percent of geothermal energy resources is called the ring of fire. It is a volcanic belt where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have been witnesses. It is also called ‘Circum-Pacific Belt.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Ring of Fire was formed as oceanic plates slid under continental plates. Volcanoes along the Ring of Fire are formed when one plate is shoved under another into the mantle – a solid body of rock between the Earth’s crust and the molten iron core – through a process called subduction.