GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Seventy-five percent of Earth’s volcanoes-more than 450 volcanoes-are located along the Ring of Fire. Ninety percent of Earth’s earthquakes occur along its path, including the planet’s most violent and dramatic seismic events.

Detailed explanation-2: -Volcano. According to the United States Geologic Survey, there are approximately 1, 500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide. Most are located around the Pacific Ocean in what is commonly called the Ring of Fire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most of the world’s earthquakes, the overwhelming majority of the world’s strongest earthquakes, and approximately 75 percent of the world’s volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists believe that 80 percent of the volcanic eruptions on Earth take place in the ocean. Most of these volcanoes are thousands of feet deep, and difficult to find. But in May of 2009, scientists captured the deepest ocean eruption ever found.

Detailed explanation-5: -Of the 1, 450 volcanoes listed in the table of landform types, 80 percent occur along subduction zones, and 15 percent occur along rift zones.