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1 RING OF FIRE

2 RING OF FIRE

3 What is the ring of fire The ring of fire is a major area in the basin arouned the pacific ocean where a large number of earthquaks and volcanic eruptions ocure in a 40,000km horse shoe shape

4 Tectonic plates

5 Name of tectonic plates
The name of the 7 major tectonic plates are AFRICAN PLATE ANTARTIC PLATE EURASIN PLATE INDO AUSTRALIN PLATE NORTH AMARICAN PLATE PACIFIC PLATE SOUTH AMARICAN PLATE

6 What is happening ! The ring of fire is going under the Eurasian and north American plate the Nazca plate is going under the south American plate the cocoas plate is going under the south and north American plate

7 Why is it called the ring of fire
Because its edges mark a circle of high volcanic and seismic activity (earthquakes) most of the active volcanoes on earth are located on this circumference.

8 WHAT CAUSES THE RING OF FIRE
Questions ? WHAT IS THE RING OF FIRE WHAT CAUSES THE RING OF FIRE

9 bibliogrphy http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/what-quotring-firequot


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