EARTH SCIENCE
VOLCANOES
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Question
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Mid-ocean ridge
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Caldera ring
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Tectonic line
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Ring of Fire
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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. Its length is approximately 40, 000 kilometers (24, 900 miles).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Pacific Ring of Fire stretches across 15 more countries including Indonesia, New Zealand, Papa New Guinea, Philippines, Japan, United States, Chile, Canada, Guatemala, Russia and Peru etc (fig. 3).
Detailed explanation-3: -Q5) THE ANDES LIES IN THE BELT OF THE PACIFIC RING OF FIRE. ANS) ANDES MOUNTAINS IS LOCATED ALONG THE MID OCEANIC RIDGE WHICH IS CHARACTERISED BY CONTINUOUS UPWELLING OF MOLTEN LAVA FROM WITHIN THE EARTH WHERE FREQUENT VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND EARTHQUAKE TAKES PLACE.