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Question
Give reasons for the following:
The Belts of volcanic activity and earthquakes are roughly the same.
Solution 1
The volcanoes and earthquakes are associated with each other as every volcanic activity takes place by shaking and breaking the weak crust which naturally creates tremors and earthquakes within the earth’s crust.
Solution 2
The belts of volcanic activity and earthquakes are roughly the same because the movement of magma beneath the Earth is the main cause of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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