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Lana71 [14]
3 years ago
11

Why are earthquakes most common around the Pacific Ocean? Use the following words for your answer. convergent boundary subductio

n, volcano, friction, pressure, and release.
Geography
1 answer:
melomori [17]3 years ago
6 0
I don’t want to spend the time using all the words but I can state why lots of volcanic activity is there because of the ring of fire it is 25,000 miles long and the reason for all of the volcanos is because of all of the convergent boundaries
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