Question

Which of the following statements about the Ring of Fire is false? plate boundaries along the Ring of Fire are characterized by extensional forces the Ring of Fire essentially marks the places around the margin of the Pacific Ocean where the Pacific plate is being destroyed the Ring of Fire is characterized by active volcanism and earthquake activity the western part of the Pacific plate is characterized by oceanic-oceanic convergence and numerous volcanic island arcs the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean is characterized by oceanic-continental convergence and continental volcanic arcs

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Answer: The false statement about the ring of fire is: "plate boundaries along the ring of fire are characterized by extensional forces." In reality, plate boundaries along the ring of fire are characterized by compressional forces, not extensional forces.

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