Question

Pacific Ring of Fire – What do you understand by the term?

Answer 1

1. This is with the Pacific region where several tectonic plates meet.
2. The only problem is that these plates are constantly floating on the mantle.
3. Because they float around, they either collide with each other or, have pulled apart or they just slide along each other.
4. When the tectonic plates collide, they form convergent boundaries where subduction zones are created.
5. When the tectonic plates are pulled apart, they create what are known as divergent boundaries.
6. Then there are transform boundaries that are created when two tectonic plates slide along each other.
7. Because Magma is involved which continuously rises from underneath, forming volcanoes and bridges.
8. This area is called the Ring of Fire.
9. Of course, the fiery lava that is split out by the active volcanoes with rings is also responsible for the name.