Question

The many volcanoes located along the edge of the Pacific Ocean make up the Ring of Fire. How does subduction play a role in the volcanic activity in the Ring of Fire?

Answer 1

It helps move the lava in the volcano beneath the earth's crust

Explanation:the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate

Answer 2

The Ring of Fire contains approximately 850–1,000 volcanoes that have been active during the last 11,700 years (about two-thirds of the world's total). The four largest volcanic eruptions on Earth in the last 11,700 years occurred at volcanoes in the Ring of Fire.

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