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11 July, 08:51

The "ring of fire" is the source of more earthquakes and volcanic activity than any other place on earth. What causes the ring of fire?

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  1. 11 July, 09:28
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    The ring of fire is caused by the subduction of pacific plates under the continental plates. In geology subduction is a process that happens as the one of tectonic plates move under the other and the gravity force it to sink into the mantle.
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