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According to the map above which of the following BEST explains why the location of many volcanoes around the world occur along the Pacific Ring of Fire?
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
Which of the following best explains the location of most major volcanoes around the world?
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
The __________ is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world.
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
A volcanic __________ is an area in the mantle from which heat rises in the form of a thermal plume from deep within the Earth.
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
Stronger earthquakes are more common at __________ and __________ ​plate boundaries.
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
Which of the following best explains the formation of the Hawaiian islands located in the middle of the Pacific ocean basin?
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
Which of the following is an example of a geologic hot spot?
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
Volcanoes occur at __________ plate boundaries were subducting oceanic crust is melted. This magma rises through the crust to form volcanic arcs and volcanic island arcs.
Hawaiian islands
hot spot
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the location of many convergent plate boundaries
The Hawaiian islands are formed by a thermal plume from deep within the Earth called a hot spot
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries
convergent, transform
convergent
Ring of fire
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