The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanic sites in the Pacific Ocean that stretches between the Americas, Asia, and Australia. What is the most likely cause of this volcanic activity?
a
The Earth’s core pushes through tectonic plates here
b
There is a high number of convergent tectonic plate boundaries
c
The melting of tectonic plates by particularly hot parts of the Earth's crust
d
The explosion of energy as a result of a collision between two nearby tectonic plates