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Research Paper On Ring Of Fire

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The Ring Of Fire-
The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes happen the most. Roughly 90% of all earthquakes happen in this area, and 75% of the world’s active volcanos are within The Ring of Fire as well. The Ring of Fire isn’t exactly a ring. It’s more of a crooked horseshoe but “The Crooked Horseshoe of Fire” doesn’t have the same charm to it. The Ring of Fire is a result of the tectonic plate boundaries. Tectonic plates are huge slabs of the earth’s crust which fit together like pieces of a puzzle. Because the pieces move around, them rubbing together and scraping about causes the earthquakes, and when the plates pull apart magma with potential slowly push up towards the surface. This makes a volcano. The process

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