Where would you expect to find volcanic mountain ranges and why?

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Elena-2011 [213]3 years ago

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Answer:

Sixty percent of all active volcanoes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Some volcanoes, like those that form the Hawaiian Islands, occur in the interior of plates at areas called “hot spots.”

Explanation:

Volcanoes are found around tectonic plates because the convection currents move the plates. Where convection currents diverge near the Earth's crust, plates move apart. Where convection currents converge, plates move towards each other, plates converge and the plates move together, also known as ridge push, therefore mountains and volcanoes are formed

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